BJP leaders Sunil Rao, Satish Yadav join Aam Aadmi Party ahead of assembly polls
New Delhi: As the deadline for filing nominations for the Haryana Assembly polls nears, BJP leaders from the state, Sunil Rao and Satish Yadav on Tuesday joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
They joined AAP in the presence of AAP Haryana chief Sushil Gupta and the party's Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh.
Addressing the press conference, Sushil Gupta, "They are joining AAP with strength and I wish them for their brighter future. Today, they decided in Rewari to join AAP and move ahead on the policies of Arvind Kejriwal...I welcome all of them. I assure them that they will get respect here."
AAP MP Sanjay Singh conveyed that former BJP leader Sunil Rao who joined AAP is a brother-in-law of film actor Rajkumar Rao. He emphasised that AAP will apply five guarantees of Arvind Kejriwal that include free education and free medical treatment, employment to youth, etc in Haryana if the party comes to power.
AAP MP Sanjay Singh said, "Sunil Rao is the younger member of our party. He is a brother-in-law of film actor Rajkumar Rao. So, he belongs to that family. AAP will pour its strength into each seat and will try to win. The five guarantees of Arvind Kejriwal which include free education and free medical treatment, employment to youth, etc, are the dream that came true in Delhi, now we have to make true it in Haryana too."
Stepping up his attacks on BJP, Singh said, "BJP's bad governance of 10 years in which they lath-charged farmers, youth were pulled in Agniveer scheme and Haryana went into employment, we will work to bring it in the public eyes and remove them."
Earlier in the day, Aam Aadmi Party Haryana Chief Sushil Gupta said that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and AAP are emerging as an alternative in the state, adding that the BJP or any other political party, is looking for possibilities within the party as they are seeing their future here.
"Arvind Kejriwal (AAP) is emerging as an alternative in Haryana -- a new politics, politics of work, politics of employment, drug-free Haryana, fearless Haryana, corruption-free Haryana with 24-hour electricity and water, jobs for every youth, security of women, and respect for farmers. Whoever is influenced by the politics of Arvind Kejriwal, be it someone from the BJP or any other political party, is looking for possibilities within AAP and they are seeing their future here," Gupta said.
He further said that the list issued by AAP so far, has the names of its core workers and that is the party's priority.
"The list issued by AAP so far, has the names of its core workers. Our first priority is our own workers. But there is no doubt that if good people from other parties come and we have space, we will accommodate them," he added.
Voting for the 90-member legislative assembly in Haryana will be held on October 5 and the last date for filing nominations is September 12. Votes will be counted on October 8 along with that in Jammu and Kashmir.
