"AAP CM's Face For Punjab Will Announce Next Week," Says: Kejriwal

Mr. Kejriwal slams Cong. and Badal Family tie-up

Chandigarh: Ahead of the Punjab Assembly Polls, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal said that his party's chief ministerial face for Punjab will be announced next week.

While targetting the Cong. led CM Channi Govt. over the law-and-order situation in the state and said, “Justice will be delivered in old sacrilege incidents and culprits will be given the strictest punishment".

Talking to the reporters, Delhi CM said, be it a matter of PM's security or common man's security, it shall be ensured.

On the issue of polls, he said, “The announcement of the CM (chief ministerial) face will be made next week".

Last year, the Aam Aadmi Party national convenor had announced that the party's chief ministerial face for the 2022 Punjab assembly polls would be from the Sikh community.

As per the officials, the voting for the Punjab assembly polls will take place on February 14 while counting of votes will be held on March 10.

The Delhi Chief Minister also slammed the Congress and the Badal family for allegedly looting the state for the past several years.

Mr. Kejriwal further added, "A tie-up of Congress and the Badal family has been going on for the last several years. Both the Congress and the Badal family have been looting Punjab. It will now come to an end. Punjab will witness prosperity and a good time for Punjab is going to come."

Targeting the Charanjit Singh Channi-led government over the law-and-order situation in the state, Mr Kejriwal referred to the recent incidents of the bomb blast, sacrilege incidents and breach in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's security.

“Law and order situation is deteriorating. The Channi government could not handle it,” he charged.