AAP leader Kumar Vishwas conducts jhadu yatras in Amethi

, Feb 18: Aam Aadmi Party (

) leader

on Tuesday conducted symbolic "jhadu yatras" and garlanded the statues of important personalities like Mahatma Gandhi and B R Ambedkar in different parts of the city.

Vishwas, who is the party candidate from Amethi parliamentary Constituency, washed the statues of Mahatma Gandhi, Ambedkar, Rajiv Gandhi and Rajarshi Rananjay Singh and led broom processions in surroundings before garlanding them.

Vishwas washed statues of leaders and led broom processions in surroundings

"Since I am from outside, teachings of these great personalities here will always torch my path for good causes," Vishwas said.

The AAP, which quit power in Delhi where it had formed the government under the chief ministership of Arvind Kejriwal in December, recently released its first list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha election. The party also announced to conduct jhadu yatras in 300 Lok Sabha constituencies ahead of the national polls due in another two months.

Amethi is the seat of Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi.

PTI