The game of defection has started before the Delhi Assembly elections. In a way where veteran leader Kailash Gehlot left the Aam Aadmi Party. On the other hand, Anil Jha, a two-time BJP MLA, joined AAP. Jha joined AAP in the presence of party national convenor Arvind Kejriwal. After Jha joined the party, Kejriwal targeted BJP. He alleged that BJP has done injustice to the people of Purvanchal.
Kejriwal said, ‘Anil Jha is welcome in AAP. Anil Jha is considered one of the biggest leaders of Purvanchal. People from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar come to Delhi for education and employment. When DDA failed to build houses for the poor, illegal colonies were built and a large number of people from Purvanchal live in them. Both the parties (Congress and BJP) have done injustice to the people of Purvanchal. When I became the Chief Minister, for the first time I started the work of laying roads, sewers and water pipelines in illegal colonies. We have laid water pipelines in 1650 out of 1750 illegal colonies.
#WATCH AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal said, “Anil Jha is welcome in AAP. Anil Jha is considered one of the biggest leaders of Purvanchal. People from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar come to Delhi for education and employment. When DDA helps the poor Illegal colonies if failed to build houses for… https://t.co/oRxb1XckDp pic.twitter.com/IIxzlcjv5X
— ANI_HindiNews (@AHindinews) November 17, 2024
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In the press conference organized to welcome Anil Jha into AAP, Kejriwal was also asked about the resignation of Kailash Gehlot. Kejriwal did not answer this question but avoided it by smiling. When asked a question in this context, Kejriwal turned the mic towards senior party leader Durgesh Pathak. He answered this question.
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Pathak said, ‘Kailash Gehlot was being interrogated by ED and Income Tax Department for several months and was raiding his locations. So he had no choice. But this makes it clear that BJP has lost the Delhi elections. They do not have any issue, they are fighting on the strength of ED, CBI and Income Tax Department and we are fighting on the issues of the people. Let us tell you, Gehlot resigned from the party on Sunday, raising questions on the direction and condition of Aam Aadmi Party. There is now a lot of politics going on over Gehlot’s resignation.
Kailash ji was being put under pressure for the last few months by ED and IT raids. He had no way out.
It has become clear that BJP is fighting the elections on the basis of its own investigative agencies and it is going to lose the elections once again. @ipathak25 pic.twitter.com/9V5EYLyd37
— AAP (@AamAadmiParty) November 17, 2024
