After Hisar, Kejriwal holds rally in Jat-dominated areas

Rohtak/Bhiwani: Looking to gain a foothold in Haryana ahead of the Assembly elections due next year, AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday held a roadshow in the Jat-dominated areas in the state, urging people to vote the party to power to build a “new Haryana”.

Mr Kejriwal’s roadshow comes close on the heels of a rally in Hisar on Sunday where he had announced that the AAP would contest the Haryana Assembly polls.

During his roadshow in the Rohtak-Bhiwani belt of the state today, he told people to be the change-bearers. “We have to rebuild Haryana and a new Haryana cannot be made by old parties and old leaders. It’s time for change. The AAP is the change. You have tried BJP, Congress and INLD. These parties served their own interests and ignored the common people,” Mr Kejriwal said at pit stops along the route.

The roadshow began in the morning and continued till evening.

Mr Kejriwal, who was accompanied by the AAP’s Haryana head, Naveen Jaihind, covered Bahadur-garh, Sampla and Rohtak, Kalanaur, Dadri, Bhiwani and Tosham during the roadshow. In one of the brief speeches he made on the way, he said, “You have to bring an AAP government in Haryana now. The state needs an honest government. Kejriwal alone cannot do it. I am a small person, but together 2.5 crore people of the state can bring about a change.”

He told AAP workers and volunteers to reach out to every household and appeal to people to strengthen the party.

“We do not have money to fight elections. We do not have money in our accounts. But people are our biggest strength,” he said.

Attacking the BJP and the Congress, he said, “They divide people. Only the AAP can give you security, peace, build schools and hospitals, and help your trade flourish. We do not believe in hollow talks. You can ask the people of Delhi.”