AAP to kick off UP poll campaign; Manish Sisodia to hold Tiranga rally in Ayodhya

Kicking off its Uttar Presh rally, AAP announced that Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia will hold a 'Tiranga Sankalp Yatra' in Ayodhya on September 14. Claiming that this would counter BJP's 'fake nationalism', AAP said that Sisodia will introduce nationalism to UP citizens. Flaunting its 'Desh Bhakti' curriculum, AAP said that its nationalism involves giving good education to every child and protection to vulnerable. 403-seat UP Assembly where Yogi rules with an iron-cl majority of 314 seats, is up for grabs in February 2022.

AAP to kick off its UP rally in Ayodhya

Sources ded that Sisodia will arrive in Ayodhya on Monday and visit Ram Lalla shrine where Ram Mandir is being constructed. While AAP has not announced any alliance, its UP in-charge Sanjay Singh met with Samajwi Party chief Akhilesh Yav in July, hinting at an AAP-SP coalition for UP polls in 2022. Downplaying meeting, Singh claimed that he met SP scion informally to share belated birthday wishes. SP has stated that it will not ally with any 'big' party, while AAP is alrey contesting elections in Gujarat, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa and UP.

AAP's scam allegations

AAP has alrey alleged that Uttar Presh government has indulged in a big scam in multi-crore Jal Jeevan Mission scheme in state. Singh alleged that BJP minister Dr. Mahendra Singh h awarded contract of constructing pipelines to a company that has been rejected by eight states. Moreover, AAP MP alleged that government tender h been awarded to company at inflated rates - 40% higher than original quotation.

Previously, Singh and SP's ex-MLA Pawan Pandey accused Ram Janmabhoomi Trust chief  Champat Rai of buying a piece of land worth Rs 2 crore at an inflated price of Rs 18.5 crore for Ram temple premises with help from Trust's member Anil Mishra. Both leers alleged that Rai purchased land, measuring 1.208 hectares and located in Bag Bjaisi village under Sar tehsil of Ayodhya district for a price of Rs 18.50 crore from first purchaser, who h bought it minutes earlier on March 18 this year from its original owners for a sum of Rs two crores. Terming it a case of money laundering, Singh and Pandey sought a probe by CBI and ED. AAP h also accused ityanath govt of selling oximeters and rmometers at inflated rates amid COVID spre and favouring Thakur community over ors.