Aam Aadmi Party’s State unit launched

BHUBANESWAR: India Against Corruption chief campaigner Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) officially launched its Odisha unit after holding a State-level public meeting at the Lower PMG here on Saturday. It was the party’s first public meeting in the State.

Hundreds of volunteers and supporters of the party participated in the meeting. AAP national executive members including Prof Ajit Jha, an experienced political activist, addressed the mass explaining the vision and mission of the party.

Prof Jha also released the Odia translation of Arvind Kejriwal’s much-discussed book Swaraj, which the party has adopted as one of its key issues along with its demand for a strong Lokpal, right to reject (election candidates) and right to recall (elected representatives) as well as making justice a fundamental right.

AAP State coordinator Nishikant Mohapatra said the party has received an excellent response from people around the State. “So far, we have strengthened our position in 25 districts out of which district committees have been formed in 17,” Mohapatra said, adding, “We will form committees in all districts and the State committee will be finalised within two days.”

The Aam Aadmi Party was formed on November 26 last year in the presence of over 30,000 people at Parliament Street in New Delhi with the main objective to ensure right politics for people and to break the culture of money and muscle power in politics.

The party has five levels, national, State, district, block and primary. The party has some unique characteristics such as no two persons from same family to be given party positions or tickets, all donations and expenses to be published online and provision of internal lokpals for grievance redressal.