- The “Modi Hatao, Desh Bachao” campaign was launched from Jantar Mantar on Shaheed Diwas (March 23) by Arvind Kejriwal.
- The AAP stepped up its attack on P M Modi by expanding the poster campaign to 22 States in 11 different languages.
- “The poster campaign is a response to the government’s failure to fulfil its promises to farmers, diluting labour laws, and oppressing students in universities,” the AAP said.
- BJP said Arvind Kejriwal and his party were surrounded by allegations of corruption and were facing a credibility crisis. Now, a desperate party is trying to mislead the people.
- At many places, the police seized the posters and even detained party workers. The Haryana police: AAP says.
- As part of the second phase of the campaign from April 10, the posters will be promoted by students in universities across the country, he party added.
The “Modi Hatao, Desh Bachao” campaign was launched from Jantar Mantar on Shaheed Diwas (March 23) by party chief Arvind Kejriwal. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) stepped up its attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi by expanding the poster campaign to 22 States in 11 different languages. “The campaign is aimed at targeting the BJP Government and its policies that have failed to address the issues faced by the common man,” the AAP said in a statement.
“The poster campaign is a response to the government’s failure to fulfil its promises to farmers, diluting labour laws, and oppressing students in universities,” the AAP said. “The youth of the country are unemployed, and women face the brunt of inflation,” it said. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is stubbornly dismantling the democratic structure of the nation and eliminating the opposition. This is a direct assault on India’s democratic structure and constitution,” Rai said.
Making the announcement at the party headquarters, AAP Delhi convener Gopal Rai said, “The Modi government wants to control the nation by suppressing the entire Opposition. Mr. Modi is stubbornly dismantling the democratic structure of the nation. This is a direct assault on India’s democratic structure and the Constitution.” He also took a swipe at the BJP government, saying it was controlling the investigating agencies and trying to suppress the judiciary.
Striking back, BJP said Arvind Kejriwal and his party were surrounded by allegations of corruption and were facing a credibility crisis. Now, a desperate party is trying to mislead the people by making statements against the Prime Minister, but it will not succeed.”
Meanwhile, the party did not put up any posters in Delhi. The posters have been printed in Hindi, English, Marathi, Punjabi, Malayalam, Odia, Kannada, Bengali, Gujarati, Urdu and Telugu, according to the party. Rai said the campaign has already started in 22 states across the country, including Punjab, Gujarat, West Bengal, Orissa, Asam, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, and Maharashtra, and all Hindi speaking states like Rajasthan, MP, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, UP, HP, and Uttarakhand.
“At many places, the police seized the posters and even detained party workers. The Haryana police detained AAP Rajya Sabha member Sushil Gupta and senior leader Anurag Dhanda for some time. Similarly, in Ahmedabad, Pune and other places in Maharashtra, the police detained several AAP workers and seized their posters,” the party said in a statement on Thursday.
As part of the second phase of the campaign from April 10, the posters will be promoted by students in universities across the country, Mr. Rai added.
