Ludhiana, March 13, 2017: (By Raju William) Unlike other AAP leaders, Bhagwant Mann seems to have put the ‘shock’ of being unable to form the government behind, as it was evident from the video posted by him on the Facebook on Monday.
In this post-results video, he articulated his much-awaited reaction by accepting the verdict given by the people of Punjab and promised to live up to their expectations in performing the role of an effective Opposition party on the floor of the Assembly.
Mann appeared to be in high spirits despite the results being contrary to the expectations. He congratulated the viewers on two counts-having pushed Akali Dal to third place and AAP becoming the main Opposition party.
The fiery MP from Sangrur and AAP’s face in the elections counted these as the notable achievements that AAP should be content with. “It has happened for the first time in the history that a three-year-old party has become the main Opposition party,” he said.
At the same time, he accepted the verdict that contained the message for AAP: wait for another five years.
He assured his party’s MLAs would to perform the duty of an Opposition party to keep check on the conduct of the ruling party. “The Congress failed to perform this duty when in opposition but we will,” he said adding he would keep raising his voice in the Parliament on the issues related to Punjab.
Mann exhorted the AAP supporters and volunteers not to lose heart though all had put high hopes on winning the elections and form the government. “But people are supreme in Democracy. I have been saying this from day one and repeat this today as well,” he said before signing off.
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