Amritsar, Punjab (February 16, 2014): As per certain media reports Senior Supreme Court lawyer-turned-Aam Aadmi Party activist Advocate H. S. Phoolka kicked off ‘Jharu Chalao Yatra’ campaign after ‘paying tributes’ to Mohan Das Gandhi at the ‘historic’ Company Bagh here.
According to The Tribune: [t]he rally culminated at the Jallianwalla Bagh after passing through main parts of the city.
While talking to media reports Advocate H. S. Phoolka said the collapse of the Delhi government would not be a detriment to the functioning of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) formed to probe the November 1984 Delhi Sikh massacre related cases.
AAP activists led by HS Phoolka take out a rally in Amritsar on February 16, 2014.
At the launch of AAP’s ‘Jharu Chalao Yatra’ campaign in the state, Advocate Phoolka said, “The formation of the SIT was a valid decision of the Delhi government that was also approved by the Lieutenant Governor.”
When asked why Arvind Kejriwal didn’t seek the people’s opinion before quitting, he said the Jan Lokpal Bill was a part of the party manifesto, adding that it was the first time that a CM had quit for a strong anti-corruption law. He rejected the charge that AAP took the exit route to cash in on the “sympathy” in the Lok Sabha elections as also re-election for Delhi Assembly. He said AAP would contest the elections in the state and announce candidates soon.
Similar Jharu marches/ rallies were reportedly held by local AAP leaders in Sangrur and Abohar as well.