291. AAP not to project Arvind Kejriwal as Punjab CM Sanjay Singh

September 10, 2015 12:28 PM

Punjab News Express
CHANDIGARH: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has ruled out the possibility that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal would be projected as Chief Minister of Punjab in the next 2017 assembly elections. Some home grown leader would be given to serve the people of state, said Sanjay Singh a senior leader of the party.

Sanjay Singh who is holding rallies across Punjab under AAP campaign 'Punjab Jodo' in an interview with Manpreet Randhawa, Principal correspondent of Hindustan Times said that news regarding Arvind Kejriwal becoming CM candidate are mere runours. He said that AAP has gained strength in Punjab and a local leader would occupy the post to meet the aspirations of people of Punjab. He also rejected the allegations by some 'suspended' leaders that Kejriwal behaves like a dictator.

On the supension of two AAP MPs Dharamvir Gandhi(Patiala) and Harinder Singh Khalsa (Fatehgarh Sahib), the AAP leader said that they both have inflated egos that made them to criticise party leadership from public plateforms. He said that a basic discipline is required to run a party. Gandhi and Khalsa are defeating the larger goal and they were busy in other activities instead of making party structure. He also bailed out Sangrur MP Bhagwant Mann on the issue of leaked audio tape in conversation with Dharamveer Gandhi. "Nothing is offensive against party leadership", he stated.

Sanjay Singh said that Punjab Jodo campaign has given party an opportunity to identify the real issues of people. He said that party would raise the issue of drug menace in a big way beside the sand mafia, deteriorated law and order, corruption in government offices and poor health services in the state. He said that on visit to villages, they came to know that drugs have ruined many homes, youth is falling prey to drugs. He said that now it was clear that both SAD and BJP leaders are involved in the drug racket.

The AAP leader said that AAP if comes to power would adopt zero tolerance on corruption and drugs. He said that people have tried both SAD and Congress and they ahve failed to provide clean governments. He said AAP is committed to provide clean and transparent government.

Sanjay Singh said that he was here to support the Punjab unit. He said that large number of people from Punjab ahd came to Delhi to support AAP in assembly elections and same way they are here to fulfill their duty for the party. Some suspended leaders had alleged that Sanjay Singh is interfering in working of state unit.