AAP to rally support against ordinance at Ramlila Maidan meet

In its first major public show of strength against he Union government’s ordinance on services in Delhi, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will hold a mega rally at central Delhi’s historic Ramlila Maidan with party leaders saying that nearly one lakh people from Delhi are expected to attend the event which will be attended by AAP national convener and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, his Punjab counterpart Bhagwant Mann, party MPs and MLAs and other top leaders of the party.

A party leader privy to the rally arrangements said that all MLAs and councillors of the party have been told to mobilise participants for the rally from their respective constituencies. The rally is scheduled to start at 10am, and CM Kejriwal is likely to address the event around 12 noon, said the leader who asked not to be named.

On Friday, convener of AAP’s Delhi unit Gopal Rai met party bearers to discuss the rally preparations.

Rai said the party has held several meetings at the grassroots levels, including door-to-door campaigns in the city to make people aware of the ordinance and how it affects their lives, and urged them to participate in the rally.

“The rally is going to serve as a platform for the people of Delhi to express their indignation and rage towards the Narendra Modi government’s ordinance. It is important to understand that the Constitution grants every citizen the right to vote, and any attempt by an individual or organisation to undermine this right should be met with a united public voice of opposition,” Rai said.