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AAP announced comedian Gurpreet Singh Ghuggi as its Punjab convener,Kejriwal to take overall charge, Arvind Kejriwal, AAP new Punjab convener ,Punjab Assembly Polls 2017,Aam aadmi party,Punjab polls 2017
Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal today announced that he would take overall charge of the party affairs in Punjab by the end of this month, even as the party’s political affairs committee appointed Gurpreet Ghuggi as the new state convener in place of Sucha Singh Chhotepur.
Kejriwal made the annou-ncement in Italy while interacting with members of the Punjabi diaspora. In a video uploaded on social media sites, Kejriwal hinted for the first time that he was open to talks with anybody for providing a “clean and corruption-free alternative” in the state but would continue his no-nonsense approach towards corruption.
“I am visiting Punjab from September 8 to 11. After that I have to undergo a surgery. By the end of the month, the party affairs would be directly under my control. To run it as per our values, we will talk to all good people, who may be upset with us at the moment but there would be no room in AAP for corrupt or immoral persons,” he said.
Amid cheers of “Bole So Nihal…”, a Sikh greeting as well as a call to action, Kejriwal promised to fix it all.
“The four or five months before the elections are crucial. We are fighting the Badals but there are some people who are fighting us. These people are helping the Badals, directly or covertly. Beware of them,” he warned.
He is right. There is a lot that AAP needs to fix. Early this year, the party emerged as a serious contender in the state, making the rivals jittery. A series of missteps in the last few weeks and the rivals are saying the party peaked too early and is imploding.
“They will spread rumours about us but Waheguru (god) is with us…I am coming to Punjab on September 8 and I am taking the reins of the Punjab elections in my hands. You don’t have to worry about anything,” he said, rounding off his message with the traditional Sikh greeting of Sat Sri Akal.
AAP began its Punjab campaign early and emerged as a serious challenge to opponents – the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal and the Congress, desperate to make a comeback.