Former Gujarat Congress leader Kailash Gadhvi joins AAP

Gadhvi, a Chartered Accountant by profession, had met Delhi Chief Minister and AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal Saturday in New Delhi when he had announced he would join the party along with 300 supporters. He had attacked the Congress saying it lacked the determination to take against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) which has been in power in Gujarat for 27 years.

“Today I am starting a new inning. Gujarat has always been a laboratory of politics and for the past 27 years, an arrogant government has been enjoying power and has shirked from its responsibilities when it comes to farmers, unemployed youth and women. I have been fighting and will continue to do so. I am not here to talk about old things but talk about a new Gujarat where people will get good health, education, and emergency services,” Gadhvi said during a press conference held at the AAP office in Ahmedabad.

Gadhvi resigned from the Congress in October 2020 after he was denied a ticket for the Abdasa constituency seat by-elections. He had been part of the Congress for the past two decades serving at crucial posts in the Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee, including heading its CA cell and being its spokesperson.

Yadav hinted the Gujarat Assembly elections, scheduled in December this year, might be postponed. “Speculations are being made whether the Assembly polls will be held earlier this year. Our party cadres are working day and night at the ground level to connect with people. It’s heartening to know that the good people from both the BJP and the Congress have been joining the AAP and increasing our strength, each day. They had a vision for the 6.5 crore people of Gujarat but they were feeling choked while being part of the BJP and Congress,” said Yadav.

He also attacked the BJP-led state government on the recent paper leaks in government recruitments of Gujarat. “I am shocked to know that even after 27 years of governance, they can’t prevent paper leak of Class seven in schools. Paper leaks have become so common that it appears to be a daily affair,” said Yadav.