Archive · 18 Sep 2026
AAP Plans Punjab Door-to-Door Drive as Badal Warns Leaders
The Aam Aadmi Party plans to send its workers to homes across Punjab.
They will talk about what the government led by Bhagwant Mann has done.
Manish Sisodia announced the campaign in Chandigarh.
Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal strongly criticized the plan.
He said people may protest against AAP leaders when they visit villages.
Badal accused the government of failing to address drugs and law and order.
He also said Jalalabad had been neglected for years.
Badal promised new colleges and land rights for some farmers if SAD wins power.
AAP leader Manish Sisodia announced a statewide door-to-door outreach campaign beginning Sunday.
The party said 2.68 lakh booth committee members would visit households to highlight the Mann government’s work.
SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal mocked the campaign, saying “chittar” await AAP leaders in Punjab’s villages.
Badal accused the AAP government of failing on drugs, law and order, and development in Jalalabad.
He promised a medical college, a veterinary college, and land ownership rights for farmers if SAD returns to power.
- Who
- AAP leader Manish Sisodia announced the campaign, while SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal criticized it.
- What
- AAP will conduct a statewide door-to-door outreach campaign involving 2.68 lakh booth committee members.
- When
- The announcement was made on Friday, September 18, and the campaign was scheduled to begin Sunday.
- Where
- The announcement was made in Chandigarh; Badal responded during a public gathering in Jalalabad, Punjab.
- Why
- AAP said the outreach would highlight the Mann government’s work; Badal used the announcement to criticize the government and promote SAD.
Aam Aadmi Party
Shiromani Akali Dal
Purpose of the campaign
Aam Aadmi Party
AAP said its booth committee members would visit every household to highlight the work of the Bhagwant Mann government.
Shiromani Akali Dal
SAD portrayed the campaign as an opportunity for AAP leaders to face public anger and demands for accountability.
Government performance
Aam Aadmi Party
AAP’s stated approach emphasizes its government’s work and achievements.
Shiromani Akali Dal
Badal said the AAP government had failed on drugs and law and order, while development in Jalalabad had remained stalled.
Jalalabad’s future
Aam Aadmi Party
The article does not report specific AAP promises for Jalalabad in this announcement.
Shiromani Akali Dal
Badal promised a medical college, a veterinary college, and land ownership rights for eligible farmers if SAD forms the government.
- Campaign organizer
- Aam Aadmi Party
- Campaign announced by
- Manish Sisodia
- Planned start
- Sunday
- Participants
- 2.68 lakh booth committee members
- Opposing leader
- Sukhbir Singh Badal, Shiromani Akali Dal president
- Promised Jalalabad projects
- A medical college and a veterinary college
- Other promise
- Ownership rights for farmers tilling land along riverine tracts