- Ghar wapsi: Surat corporator who quit AAP to join BJP returns within months
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AHMEDABAD, APRIL 1
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders and Delhi and Punjab Chief Ministers Arvind Kejriwal and Bhagwant Mann will take part in a roadshow here on Saturday.
ગુજરાત ને ભ્રષ્ટાચાર મુક્ત બનાવવા અને શિક્ષા, આરોગ્ય ક્ષેત્રે પરિવર્તન લાવવા ગુજરાત માં @ArvindKejriwal જીનું સ્વાગત છે..#WelcomeToGujarat_AK_BM pic.twitter.com/wYk8EiSXdm
— AAP Gujarat (@AAPGujarat) April 1, 2022
The event is part of the duo’s two-day visit to the state, which is likely to witness Assembly polls in December.
“The two-kilometre roadshow, which we are calling Tiranga Yatra, will cover Nikol and Bapunagar area of Ahmedabad city dominated by Patidars and Hindi-speaking migrants, middle and lower-middle-class population. Nearly 50,000 people, including all key party leaders from across the state, will take part,” Gujarat AAP general secretary Manoj Sorathiya said on Friday.
AAP का एक ही संदेश-
शिक्षा से ही बनेगा विकसित देश! 🇮🇳 #WelcomeToGujarat_AK_BM pic.twitter.com/q1dYbKImLQ— AAP Gujarat (@AAPGujarat) April 1, 2022
Against the backdrop of vandalism amid a protest outside Kejriwal’s Delhi residence some days ago, the AAP unit here asked city police commissioner Sanjay Srivastava to take extra measures for the safety and security of the two leaders.
“Some miscreants recently attacked Kejriwal’s residence in Delhi. We fear some people may attack our leaders here too. So, we have sent a letter to the police commissioner to take extra precaution and ensure the safety of our leaders here,” Sorathiya told reporters.
ગુજરાતના પ્રખર શિક્ષણવિદ ડૉ. રવિભાઈ બોરાણા (https://t.co/pwz1Tah2W6, PH.d, ભવન્સ કોલેજ, અમદાવાદ) જીનું 'ગુજરાત – આમ આદમી પાર્ટી માં સ્વાગત છે. pic.twitter.com/BCXBrNdXHW
— AAP Gujarat (@AAPGujarat) April 1, 2022
As per the schedule released by the party, Kejriwal and Mann will arrive here tonight and stay in a hotel.
On Saturday, they will first visit Gandhi Ashram in the morning and then reach Nikol area of the city in the afternoon to lead the ‘Tiranga Yatra’.
📸 IN PICTURES: Tamil Nadu CM @mkstalin witnessed @ArvindKejriwal Govt's Education & Health-care Revolution! pic.twitter.com/7MGdXTfKKJ
— AAP (@AamAadmiParty) April 1, 2022
On Sunday, they will visit Swaminarayan Temple in Shahibaug area before going back to Delhi in the evening, said Sorathiya.
To replicate the success of Punjab in PM Modi’s home state, the Arvind Kejriwal-led party has deployed former IIT-Delhi professor Sandeep Pathak, credited as the ‘Chanakya’ behind AAP’s spectacular success in Punjab, as in-charge of the state.
આમ આદમી પાર્ટીના કોર્પોરેટરને ભાજપનું ભ્રષ્ટાચારી વાતાવરણ માફક ન આવતા કરી ઘર વાપસી..! pic.twitter.com/B5901iF4FH
— AAP Gujarat (@AAPGujarat) April 1, 2022
Ahead of their visit, Kejriwal has deputed Pathak to start preparing the groundwork.
“He has worked in Punjab for three years and because of his hard work, the party won a historic mandate,” said AAP spokesperson Yogesh Jadvani.
“This will give a big boost to the local organisation and helps us prepare our poll strategy,” Jadvani said, referring to the appointments of Pathak as Gujarat in-charge and Gulab Singh Yadav as campaign in-charge.
Ghar wapsi: Surat corporator who quit AAP to join BJP returns within months
Former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Surat councillor Kundan Kothiya, who quit AAP to join the BJP, returned to the AAP fold on Friday.
Kothiya joined BJP two months back after alleging harassment and insult from fellow AAP members in the city. Kothiya was elected from ward 4 in the 2021 municipal elections.
Kundan Kothiya had joined BJP in the presence of senior Gujarat BJP leaders at the party office in Gandhinagar, including Gujarat BJP general secretary Pradipsinh Vaghela.
AAP officials said they were very happy to welcome back Kothiya. AAP leader Gulab Singh Yadav said, “We welcome back Kothiya.”
Kothiya said that there was a ‘big misunderstanding’ and it was a ‘huge mistake’ to join BJP. However, Kothiya did not respond to questions about her switching parties so frequently.
Incidentally, Just days after results were declared for recently concluded assembly elections in five states, the Congress looks to regroup and focus on poll-bound Gujarat after being handed defeat in UP, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa, and Manipur. Speaking to the India Today magazine, AICC in-charge of Gujarat Raghu Sharma accused the Aam Aadmi Party of vote cutting in the state.
