Chandigarh: Aam Aadmi party (AAP) Punjab president Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday expressed his gratitude to the party and the people of the state for choosing him as AAP's CM candidate in the Assembly elections 2022. He claimed that AAP would be victorious with more than two-third majority and make the state "Rangla Punjab" again.
Earlier in the day, Bhagwant Mann was declared the AAP's CM candidate after the party received nearly 22 lakh responses on the cellphone number released last week asking people to give the names of their preferred candidate for the face of the AAP's Chief Minister face in Punjab.
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AAP Punjab president Bhagwant Mann with Arvind Kejriwal.[/caption]
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Mann said, "I will try to get my party the victory with more than two-third majority in the Assembly elections 2022. We have to make Punjab Rangla Punjab again."
Asked about his priorities if he is elected as the next Chief Minister of Punjab, the AAP leader said he would address the issues relating to drug addiction and unemployment.
"The biggest cause of drug addiction is unemployment. The working man does not take drugs. If people get employment, people start going to work, then the drug issue will end. But we will find the big fish as well," he added.
"Unemployment is a big issue in Punjab, our youth has gone into depression, running away abroad. We will work for this, we will fix education, we will fix agriculture. Electricity is also a big issue. We have to end the mafia rule and fill the treasury of Punjab, give convenience to the people," Mann added.
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AAP CM candidate Bhagwant Mann[/caption]
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The Assembly elections in Punjab will be held on February 20. The counting of votes will take place on March 10.
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Bhagwant Mann flanked by senior party leaders.[/caption]
-PTC News
