CHANDIGARH, Oct 29: AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said if voted to power in Punjab in next year’s Assembly polls, his party will put an end to the “Inspector Raj”, create a congenial atmosphere for industries to flourish and make traders a partner in the state’s growth.
He also promised to clear the pending VAT refunds of traders and businessmen in three-four months and provide round-the-clock electricity to the industries in the state if the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is voted to power.
Addressing a gathering of traders and businessmen in Bathinda on the concluding day of his two-day Punjab visit, the Delhi chief minister said, “Our goal is to create a prosperous Punjab and lead it towards progress. We will provide a crime-free and corruption-free government.” On the first day of his visit, Kejriwal had met farmers in Mansa. He had held a meeting with the industry representatives in Ludhiana last month.
AAP’s Punjab affairs in-charge Raghav Chadha, Leader of Opposition in the Punjab Assembly Harpal Cheema, state AAP president and MP Bhagwant Mann and MLA Aman Arora were present at the event in Bathinda.
Kejriwal said the AAP works with a clear intent.
“We will give you an honest government in Punjab like in Delhi. We ended the Inspector Raj and the Raid Raj in Delhi,” he said. Kejriwal said Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi has also said he will make traders a partner in the state’s growth and end the “Inspector Raj”. (PTI)
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