He said even the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) cannot change the way things stand now in the country, adding, both corruption and communalism were uppermost in the minds of the AAP leaders which needed to be fought tooth and nail.
"Nothing will change if the BJP comes to power. The country will continue to bleed because of corruption. Our enemies are price rise, corruption and communalism and other parties aren't doing anything about these issues," said the former Delhi chief minister.
Another senior party leader Manish Sisodia said that politics of development should replace the politics of caste and religion.
"UP is dominated by caste and religion politics and we want to replace it with politics of development. The state is backward and we intend to target other parties over a number of issues plaguing the state," said Sisodia, who is accompanying Kejriwal in the road-show.
Another party leader and UP in-charge Sanjay Singh said "corruption, dynastic politics and criminalisation of politics" are the main issues the AAP will focus on in UP. "Also, power is another important issue we intend to target as it is bigger problem than Uttar Pradesh," he said, adding, "People will vote for our party and help us in fighting corruption," Singh said.
The former Delhi chief minister kick-started a roadshow from AAP office in Kaushambi in Ghaziabad as part of his 500-km yatra, accompanied by fellow party members Manish Sisodia and Sanjay Singh.
The road show, "Jhadu chalao beimaan bhagao yatra" would end in Kanpur, passing through Pilkhuwa, Babugarh, Garh Mukteswar, Gajraula, Moradabad, Shahbad, Hardoi, and Unnao. The Kanpur rally, second after the one in Rohtak in Haryana last week, is also a part of its national campaign. Kejriwal will also meet leaders from business community and social organisations.
Through the road show, AAP intends to target rival parties especially the Congress and the BJP over the Reliance gas issue.
The party has over 3.5 lakh workers and activists in Uttar Pradesh and also has pinned high hopes in the state.
It also plans to counter political heavy-weights like Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav, Congress-Vice President and President Sonia Gandhi, Union Ministers Salman Khurshid and Ajit Singh by fielding candidates against them.
Kejriwal even plans to campaign in BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi's home turf on March 8, a state where the AAP is trying hard to emerge as the third alternative to the Congress and the BJP.
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