Kejriwal in Punjab on five-day visit

Kick-starting his five-day visit to Punjab, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal today lashed out at his political opponents, saying other parties make their manifestos sitting in air conditioned rooms while his party cadre would visit villages and homes to understand their problems.
The Delhi Chief Minister, who began the tour with a visit to Sangrur, said he would visit families of farmers who committed suicide and those affected by the drug problem.
"I am starting my five-day trip of Punjab today. I will be visiting villages and meeting with common people," Kejriwal said.
"I will be meeting families affected by the drug problem. AAP will try to understand their problems. We will meet families of farmers who committed suicide and understand their problems too. The AAP philosophy is that we meet people, listen to their problems and find solutions," he said.

Hitting out at his political opponents, he said other parties make their manifestos in air-conditioned rooms but "We will go to villages and homes of people".
Kejriwal along other party leaders including Punjab's AAP convenor Sucha Singh Chhotepur, Bhagwant Mann, MP, Sanjay Singh, Sukhpal Singh Khaira from Punjab, left for Sangrur to meet the next of kin of brick kiln worker Satguru, who had committed suicide along with his wife Rani recently as he was under a debt of Rs 70,000.

The Chief Minister is also slated to visit Bathinda district, an AAP spokesman said.
Posters, meanwhile, appeared in Bathinda questioning the performance of Kejriwal.

AAP had successfully organised a mega rally in Muktsar last month. The party hopes to sweep the state polls next year and is locked in a tussle with Congress and the ruling SAD-BJP combine.
In October last, Kejriwal had visited Punjab, which was hit by protests due to desecration of Guru Granth Sahib. The party has been raising its voice against the issue of drug addiction and farmers suicide and alleged irregularities in buying pesticides.
AAP had opened its account in Lok Sabha by winning four seats in Punjab in 2014 general elections. However, two of its MPs - Dharamvira Gandhi and Harinder Singh Khalsa - have been suspended on the charge of anti-party activities.

Kejriwal also attacked the private schools which are
making education "a business" but also said there are private schools as well which are doing good work and shaping the future of students "in a good manner".
"We strongly criticise these schools for making education a business and the government is committed to take action against them. In previous governments, people had vested interest in private schools, but in the AAP government, no minister has vested (interest) in these schools.
"We have only interest to provide quality education to the children of Delhi," he said.
The Delhi CM said he has got to know that "some private schools" demand donation at the time of admission, adding that he is very sure that his government will stop this practice.

Patting his government's initiatives in the health sector, he said mohalla clinics project was being praised across the globe including in USA, Paris, London.
"At these air-conditioned mohalla clinics, free medicines are given to patients. Once all 1,000 such clinics are set up, people will find health facilities within 2-3 km radius of their residence. They won't need to go to hospitals for small diseases.
"We are also setting up 122 poly clinics where eight types of specialist doctors will be available. We have saved money in every government's work. Through this saved money, we made medicine and medical tests free in government hospitals which is first-of-its-kind of experiment in the country," he added.

At the function, several cultural programmes were organised where school participated. Besides, Delhi Police, home guard personnel and students also participated in the parade.