'Over 20,000 volunteers joined AAP through 'AK' mobile app'
New Delhi: More than 20,000 volunteers have joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) through the 'AK' mobile application which was launched by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal last month, senior party leader Pankaj Gupta said on Tuesday.
Gupta said the app has been downloaded about 50,000 times and is helping the party in reaching out directly to the people. "Our content does not reach the people we were looking for a medium to directly connect with people. We wanted people to see our perspective on issues because a single issue can have multiple perspectives. The BJP's perspective reaches everywhere but our view point does not... Through the AK app we can tell people the truth about issues", he said.
"Every weekend we call for meetings with the volunteers and educate them about how they can contribute to the party by working on various small topics. We do not have money so we depend on volunteers for our work... Even if these volunteers devote one to two hours every day to the party, it would be more than enough," he added.
Ahead of assembly elections next year, Kejriwal last month launched his own mobile app to stay in touch with volunteers and people, and tackle fake news spread against the AAP. Commenting on the alleged false
propaganda and misinformation that is spread against the party and the Delhi government, Kejriwal had said that through the app, the AAP will reach out to public directly against "fake news".
Kejriwal appealed to the people of India, and also people of Indian origin across the world to download the 'AK' app and connect directly with him and the AAP.
The app, which goes by the name "Arvind Kejriwal"gives exclusive access to Delhi
Chief Minister's public events and LIVE TV. It can be downloaded on Google Playstore and will soon be available on ioS. The Arvind Kejriwal app, or the AK app, is available in English and Hindi and shows the journey of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), its achievements and struggle.
Assembly elections are scheduled to be held in Delhi in February next year.
