With Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh just months away, the Aam
Aadmi Party (AAP) has started reaching out to people in the state
through 'poha chaupals'- a programme aimed at holding dialogues over
snack.
Poha (dish prepared with flattened rice flakes) is a breakfast or tea-time snack popular throughout India, which the AAP has decided to make use of in its political fight.
After the first 'poha chaupal' held on Friday in Mandsaur, similar programmes will be held in parts of the state and it will culminate next month, an office-bearer of the party said.
Talking about the initiative, AAP's MP unit convenor Alok Agrawal said, "I came up with the idea of holding 'poha chaupals' as the snack is very popular across the state. During the party's Kisan Bachao Yatra last year, which covered 10,000 kms, we found eateries serving poha everywhere along the roadside."
"It is a common breakfast item easily available, which rich as well as poor relish alike," he said.
Agrawal said the first 'poha chaupal' was held in Mandsaur on April 13.
"It got a good response. Issues directly affecting the people came up for discussion. We decided to hold the first chaupal in Mandsaur, where seven farmers were killed in police firing on June 6 last year," he added.
The 'poha chaupal' initiative reminds one of the 'chai pe charcha' (discussion over tea), a mega outreach programme launched by the BJP ahead of the 2014 Lok Sabha polls involving the party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi.
Poha (dish prepared with flattened rice flakes) is a breakfast or tea-time snack popular throughout India, which the AAP has decided to make use of in its political fight.
After the first 'poha chaupal' held on Friday in Mandsaur, similar programmes will be held in parts of the state and it will culminate next month, an office-bearer of the party said.
Talking about the initiative, AAP's MP unit convenor Alok Agrawal said, "I came up with the idea of holding 'poha chaupals' as the snack is very popular across the state. During the party's Kisan Bachao Yatra last year, which covered 10,000 kms, we found eateries serving poha everywhere along the roadside."
"It is a common breakfast item easily available, which rich as well as poor relish alike," he said.
Agrawal said the first 'poha chaupal' was held in Mandsaur on April 13.
"It got a good response. Issues directly affecting the people came up for discussion. We decided to hold the first chaupal in Mandsaur, where seven farmers were killed in police firing on June 6 last year," he added.
The 'poha chaupal' initiative reminds one of the 'chai pe charcha' (discussion over tea), a mega outreach programme launched by the BJP ahead of the 2014 Lok Sabha polls involving the party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi.
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