Votes can’t be earned by threatening people: Delhi CM Atishi

New Delhi: The Delhi Chief Minister Atishi on the last day of poll campaign ahead of Delhi assembly elections on Monday emphasised that votes are earned by winning the hearts of people and not by ‘threatening’ them. Addressing a gathering during a roadshow  Atishi said, “Votes are earned by winning the hearts of the people,.

New Delhi: The Delhi Chief Minister Atishi on the last day of poll campaign ahead of Delhi assembly elections on Monday emphasised that votes are earned by winning the hearts of people and not by ‘threatening’ them.

Addressing a gathering during a roadshow  Atishi said, “Votes are earned by winning the hearts of the people, not by threatening them. The people of Delhi will vote for us on our work,” Atishi said while expressing confidence that AAP would form the government with a huge margin.

Her statement comes in reaction to an anecdote she narrated, “An elderly woman told me that BJP’s ‘goons’ had come, asking her not to vote for ‘Jhaadu’. She told me that she will see what happens when she goes to vote on February 5.”

Speaking about the public response in her roadshow, Atishi said that the crowd gathered in such large numbers shows that people love Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal.

“The enthusiasm of the people and the number in which they have shown up shows that the people love Arvind Kejriwal. We have the power of people with us and this is what is important in democracy. Arvind Kejriwal’s government will be formed with a huge margin,” the Delhi CM said.

With the assembly elections in Delhi scheduled for Wednesday, Atishi and Kejriwal on Monday held a roadshow in the Kalkaji assembly constituency, where the AAP national convenor predicted that his party was going to secure a win on 55 assembly seats.

“The election campaign is ending at 5:00 PM today. I have visited the entire Delhi. I think that we are going to win 55 seats. But if mothers and sisters push hard, we can win up to 60 seats,” Kejriwal told reporters during his campaign.