Punjab Election 2022: 'It Is A Huge Responsibility,' Says AAP's CM Face Bhagwant Mann

Talking to ABP News, Maan said that he intends to work harder in the coming days and will celebrate once the election results are declared on March 10 and AAP forms a majority government in Punjab.

AAP declared Bhagwant Singh Maan as The CM face for upcoming Punjab elections. Maan hugging AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal | ANI

New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has announced Bhagwant Singh Maan as its Chief Ministerial candidate for the upcoming Punjab assembly elections 2022. Maan reacted by saying that he has been given a "huge responsibility" by the party.

Talking to ABP News, Maan said that he intends to work harder in the coming days and will celebrate once the election results are declared on March 10 and AAP forms a majority government in Punjab.

Maan also added that the people of Punjab have trusted him and he will work for them. “I will work with double energy, and use my pen for the poor, not for some chela (political masters),” he added.

He further said that it is his responsibility to form a government in Punjab and provide jobs to the youth. He also added, “the time has come to make Punjab the real Punjab, enough daydreaming is done in the name of London and California.”

In an exclusive interview with the ABP News, Maan also accused Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi of being involved in illegal sand mining.

He said that the center’s raids on Channi’s relatives must have some ground, and “the ones who were supposed to stop the mining mafia, are themselves involved with the mafia.”

Talking of those who left the party, Maan said “they did what they wanted to do, and we will not take them back, They will reap the consequences of their actions.”

Punjab is scheduled to hold assembly elections on February 20 after the Election Commission accepted Congress’ request to delay polling by a few days in view of the spreading coronavirus cases in the country. Earlier, Punjab was scheduled for assembly elections on February 14.