AAP candidates for MCD mayoral polls file nominations
Mahesh Khichi has filed his nomination for the elections to the mayoral post.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is knocking on the door of houses across the national capital with a simple message – there is something "rotten" in the state of the municipal bodies.
As part of an exercise launched last week, the party's candidates for the municipal polls are accompanying teams of volunteers carrying an open letter by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
Kejriwal starts off the letter by imploring people whether they are aware as to which agency is responsible for maintaining cleanliness in Delhi.
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"Contrary to perceptions, it is not the job of the Delhi government. The situation is such that one feels ashamed to call Delhi the nation's capital," Kejriwal's letter said.
A senior party functionary said the plan was to reach each and every household, numbering "around 46 lakh", in the next few weeks with the message and profiles of the candidates.
"We intend to complete one round by the end of this month. Door to door campaign not only introduces the candidate to the voters but also ensures direct delivery of Arvind Kejriwal's message about the rotten state of affairs in the BJP-ruled civic bodies," the AAP leader said.
In the letter, Kejriwal accuses BJP and Congress of "looting" the civic bodies over the last 20 years and goes on to enunciate the measures taken by his government in the areas of education, health and slashing of power and water tariff.
"They say I fight a lot, but I do that for you people.
Few people say Sheila Dikshit never got into fights. But there was no need for her to fight as she was hand in glove with the entities like the power discoms.
"They don't pay the sanitation staff. They have turned Delhi into a dustbin. You give us majority in the MCDs and I promise you a sparkling Delhi in a year," he said.
The AAP chief signed off urging people to take it upon themselves to ensure that at least 100 others vote for AAP in the elections, to be held tentatively in April.
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