NE NEWS SERVICE
AHMEDABAD, APRIL 24
Gujarat Congress leader Kailash Gadhvi on Sunday joined the Aam Aadmi Party here and said he will continue to fight the “arrogant” BJP government in the state.
Former All India Professional Congress leader Kailash Gadhvi joins hands with AAP https://t.co/Ry4FJp7oAn
— Atul Agarwal 🇮🇳 🇬🇧 (@atulgrwl) April 24, 2022
Gadhvi, a former Congress spokesperson, formally switched sides along with 300 Congress functionaries a day after meeting AAP convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
Gadhvi said the BJ[P government in Gujarat had failed to provide health and education facilities as well as safety and jobs to people, adding that the ruling dispensation had made the state a “laboratory of politics” during its 27-year rule.
આજરોજ અમદાવાદ ખાતે આમ આદમી પાર્ટી ગુજરાતના ચૂંટણી પ્રભારી શ્રી @GulabMatiala તેમજ પ્રદેશ નેતા શ્રી @isudan_gadhvi જીની હાજરીમાં કોંગ્રેસના નેતા કૈલાસદાન ગઢવી સહિતના હોદ્દેદારો અને આગેવાનો તેમના કાર્યકર્તાઓ અને સમર્થકો સાથે આમ આદમી પાર્ટીમાં જોડાયા. pic.twitter.com/3AVCu1qoe5
— AAP Gujarat (@AAPGujarat) April 24, 2022
AAP MLA in Delhi and the party’s Gujarat in charge Gulab Singh Rajput said it was an encouraging sign that leaders from the BJP and the Congress were joining his party here and said more big names were headed the AAP’s way in the state where polls are scheduled for later this year.
He attacked the Bhupendra Patel government over exam paper leaks that have taken place in the state recently and said his party, if voted to power, would curb such incidents.
અમદાવાદ નારણપુરા વિધાનસભામાં નવા વાડજ ખાતે આમ આદમી પાર્ટી દ્વારા જન સંવાદ સભા યોજાઈ જેમાં મોટી સંખ્યામાં લોકો ઉપસ્થિત રહ્યા.
આ કાર્યક્રમમાં સુરત કોર્પોરેશન ના કોર્પોરેટર @Payalpatelaap જીએ હાજરી રહી જનસભા સંબોધી હતી.#આપ_જન_સંવાદ pic.twitter.com/EmvWsWM6Pl
— AAP Gujarat (@AAPGujarat) April 24, 2022
Ex-Cong MLA Manilal Vaghela joins BJP
Former Congress MLA Manilal Vaghela, who was denied ticket by the party in the 2017 Gujarat Assembly elections, joined the BJP on Sunday along with several of his supporters, ahead of the state polls due in December this year.
Gujarat BJP president CR Paatil welcomed Vaghela with a party scarf at the “Vijay Vishwas Sammelan” in Vadgam town of Banaskantha district.
Vaghela had won the 2012 state election on Congress’s ticket from Vadgam seat, but was denied ticket in the 2017 Assembly election after the party decided to support independent candidate and Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani, who won by defeating his BJP rival.
Vaghela, who was associated with Congress for a long time, had resigned from the party in November last year, citing displeasure over the party sidelining him for Mevani.
He had expressed objection to Mevani’s “provoctive speeches” and Dalit identity politics. Notably, Mevani was arrested a few days back by the Assam police from Palanpur town in Banaskantha over a tweet. He is currently in the Assam police’s custody after his bail plea was rejected by a court in the north-eastern state.
Soon after joining the BJP, Vaghela criticised the Congress, terming it as a “direction-less party” with nobody to hear the grievances of Congress workers.
Vaghela said he will ensure the BJP victory from the Vadgam seat, which is reserved for Scheduled Caste candidates.
“I contacted people from the area and after visiting different villages and meeting sarpanchs and others, I decided to join the BJP. I will ensure that this seat is won by the BJP, irrespective of who gets the ticket to contest from the seat,” he said.
