The Aam Aadmi Party in Maharashtra has announced a mass contact and membership drive across the state eyeing o... Read More

MUMBAI: The Aam Aadmi Party ( AAP ) in Maharashtra has announced a mass contact and membership drive across the state eyeing on the Lok Sabha and state assembly elections, scheduled in 2019. The party on Saturday, announced to take active part and to contest all seats in both the elections.

The party has appointed former member of parliament Brigadier Sudhir Sawant as a state convenor on June 2. On Saturday, while talking to media, Sawant said that the party is reorganising and will be active from August 15.

The mass contract and membership drive would be launched from August 15 to September 30. During the drive, party activists plans to visit house to house in slum pocket starting from Asalpha village to Chakala in Sakinaka area.

“We are expecting over 10 lakh memberships in the 45 days and on other hand we will also keep an eye on the candidates for the elections. However, there would be some criteria to get an AAP ticket. The

candidate should be with clean character, no criminal, communal or corruption charges been registered against him at any police station are the key conditions,” said Sawant.

About the political agenda Sawant added that the party has Delhi development model to showcase in Maharashtra. There are 48 LS and 288 assembly seats in the state, AAP plans to contest.

“We will raise the issues related to common people and will stick to basic needs like Roti, Kapda aur Makaan,” said Sawant. “Unemployment person should get Rs 6,000 as Universal Basic Income (UBI), every person should get at least 500 sq ft house to live and adequate health facilities,” he added.

The party extended its support to the quota demand made by Maratha community.

