Hyderabad, Nov. 2: Three legislators from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at a programme held at the party’s office in Delhi on Sunday.
Harmeet Singh Pathanamjra, Chetan Singh Jouramajra and Kunwar Vijay Pratap joined the BJP in the presence of Punjab BJP in-charge Satish Punia. Co-in-charge Virendra Sachdev and state BJP chief Kewal Singh Dhillon also attended the programme.
The three leaders raised slogans of “BJP Zindabad” after joining the party.
Punjab AAP MLAs Criticise State Government After Joining BJP
Kunwar Vijay Pratap said Punjab was fighting for its existence and alleged that the state’s condition had deteriorated. He said Punjab had once received considerable respect and added that he had spent the last five years with the Aam Aadmi Party.
Harmeet Singh alleged that Punjab was increasingly being referred to as “Udta Punjab”. He claimed that the AAP government had accumulated loans of Rs.2.5 lakh crore and damaged the state’s finances.
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Chetan Singh said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had fulfilled his promises, which influenced his decision to leave the AAP and join the BJP.
The leaders made the remarks during the joining programme in Delhi.
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