Goemkarponn desk
PANAJI
The Aam Aadmi Party has been taking Arvind Kejriwal’s guarantee for free 24/7 power to the homes of every Goenkar. So far the party has reached out to half of Goan households and received an average of 80% support for the first guarantee by Arvind Kejriwal. The party has been aggressively reaching out to Goenkars in their own houses and handing out Guarantee Cards to each family to tell them that they can hold the party accountable to their promises after they win the election. This has met with overwhelming response from Goenkars
Arvind Kejriwal in his last visit to Goa made a major announcement for Goa stating that when the Aam Aadmi Party came to power it will give up to 300 units of free electricity in the state while ensuring 24×7 constant power supply. He also said that all old power bills will be waived off and farmers will get free electricity. Post this major announcement AAP teams have been crisscrossing the state meeting Goenkars to share this promise with them and explain how it would work. AAP volunteers have so far reached out to 2 lakh houses in Goa and have received 1 lakh 76 thousand registrations in support of Arvind Kejriwal’s Guarantee a number that’s almost 80% of all those reached out.
The outreach in three key constituencies highlights how deeply unhappy Goenkars are with the BJP and how they believe only AAP can bring change in Goa. In the constituency of sitting CM Pramod Sawant 86% of households have registered support for the Guarantee and for AAP’s politics in the state. In the constituency of Valpoi where the Health Minister and rival of the CM VIshwajeet Rane is incumbent 78% of households have shown their support for Kejriwal’s first guarantee and the AAP Model in Goa, it may be noted there is a lot of anger in Valpoi as Rane has been seen largely missing from the area that has been worst hit by the recent floods.
In the Curchorem constituency of the Power Minister Nilesh Cabral, 74% of households support Aam Aadmi Party’s Guarantee and showed confidence in the Kejriwal Model. This is a huge blow to the Power Minister who in the live debate with AAP’s Power Minister categorically stated that he would not give free power to Goenkars and was evasive about providing 24/7 power supply.
While giving substance to his announcement, the AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal has said that he was not making any hollow election promises, as his guarantee has been implemented in Delhi and that 73% households in Delhi get zero bills and when implemented, this guarantee will ensure 87% people of Goa will get zero bills.
“Even in Pramo Sawant’s own constituency there is an overwhelming support for Arvind Kejriwal’s Guarantee and belief in the Kejriwal model as the future of Goa!”said AAP Goa Convenor Rahul Mhambre. “The fact of the matter is Goenkars are tired of the BJP and have overwhelmingly endorsed the Kejriwal Model as a solution. No wonder the BJP is terrified of AAP” added Mhambre