Punjab CM to AAP leaders: take 'positive agenda' and seek votes

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann Wednesday asked AAP leaders to take "positive agenda" to people and seek votes for the Lok Sabha polls on the basis of work done by his government in the past two years.

Mann discussed a poll strategy with AAP candidate from Sangrur parliamentary seat Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer and party MLAs from assembly segments which are part of the Lok Sabha constituency.

The chief minister, who is also AAP's Punjab unit president, is the MLA from Dhuri seat which is part of the Sangrur parliamentary constituency.

He has been taking meetings of party candidates along with MLAs to discuss strategies for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. On Tuesday, he held meetings with AAP candidates from Patiala and Faridkot and party MLAs.

Speaking to reporters here, Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema, who was also part of the meeting, said the CM issued directions for taking "positive agenda" to people and also highlight works done by the AAP government in the past two years.

Cheema also said the state government has fulfilled its major "guarantees" (poll promises), including free electricity to people.

He further spoke about steps taken against corruption and said the corrupt are being nabbed.

"We are taking the positive agenda to people and we are completely hopeful that we will win all 13 seats," said Cheema, who is an MLA from Dirba assembly constituency which is also part of Sangrur Lok Sabha seat.

Replying to a question on the BJP, Cheema said people of Punjab will teach the saffron party a lesson in the Lok Sabha polls.

He claimed that the BJP-led Centre is discriminating against Punjab, alleging withholding of state's share of funds.

He highlighted the works done by the Mann government in the past two years, including giving 43,000 government jobs and free electricity.