HT Correspondent
DIBRUGARH, April 8: AAP leader and Delhi education minister Atishi Marlena on Monday led a huge road show at Duliajan town in support of Manoj Dhanowar, the AAP candidate for the Dibrugarh Lok Sabha seat.
Hundreds of enthusiastic supporters of the Aam Aadmi Party joined the procession, which passed through Duliajan town, waving party flags and shouting slogans. Scores of people lined up on both sides of the road to watch the road show and to hear the speech of AAP leader.
Addressing the huge gathering, Atishi conveyed Rongali Bihu wishes to the people. She said, “The people of Assam have always given love and blessings to Arvind Kejriwal. No one thought that the Aam Aadmi Party will win a seat in the Guwahati Municipal Corporation election or win a seat in the Tinsukia Municipal Board election. People love Kejriwal because whatever he promised, he fulfilled. He constructed world class schools and hospitals, provided free bus travel for women and provided jobs to youths.”
“In Assam 8,000 schools have been shut down. Medicines are not available in hospitals and health centres. The daily wages of tea garden workers are very low. Land deeds have not been provided. The BJP makes big promises before election, but forget them after winning the elections. The Aam Aadmi Party will provide good schools, good hospitals to the people here. We will pay wage of Rs 450 for tea garden workers, land deeds and minimum support price to tea growers in Assam. This is our promise,” she said.
Atishi also appealed to the people to vote for AAP candidate, Manoj Dhanowar who is contesting against BJP strongman and Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP)’s Lurinjyoti Gogoi in the Dibrugarh Lok Sabha seat.
