Chandigarh: The former president of Punjab Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Jasvir Singh Garhi, on Wednesday along with his supporters joined Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
He joined the party along with former general secretaries of BSP Jaspreet Singh and Gurlal Saila and several other supporters.
Punjab Chief Minister welcomed Girhi and assured him every possible support from the party. MLAs Kulwant Singh Pandori and Sukhwinder Sukhi were also present on the occassion.
“The Aam Aadmi Party is dedicated to carrying forward the ideals of Baba Saheb Ambedkar and Kanshi Ram-ji. Together, we will ensure justice, equality, and opportunities for every section of society,” Mann said.
“For the past two months, I remained silent about the decision taken by my previous party. I hoped they would introspect and correct their mistakes. I felt betrayed, as though my political assassination was carried out, similar to the sidelining of many leaders who stood with Kanshi Ram-ji,” he said.
Highlighting AAP’s commitment to Dr B.R. Ambedkar and Kanshi Ram’s ideology, Garhi credited MLA Sukhwinder Kumar Sukhi for showing him the path.
“Dr Sukhi showed us that only the Aam Aadmi Party can truly carry forward the legacy of Ambedkar into every household. Under Arvind Kejriwal leadership, AAP printed calendars featuring Ambedkar-ji’s image and distributed them to homes in Delhi. In Punjab, 50,000 government offices now display Dr Ambedkar’s photo.”
BSP supremo Mayawati had removed Garhi from the post of the party’s state unit president for indiscipline in November last year.