Mumbai: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has got a big political shock. Party leader Raghav Chadha said on Friday (April 24) that he and six other Rajya Sabha MPs will join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
He said AAP is not the same party anymore. His statement has created strong reactions. Arvind Kejriwal has also reacted to this news.
Leaders who may join BJP:
Raghav Chadha
Ashok Mittal
Swati Maliwal
Harbhajan Singh
Sandeep Pathak
Vikramjit Singh Sahney
Rajendra Gupta
What Sanjay Singh said
AAP MP Sanjay Singh blamed BJP. He said BJP is trying to break AAP by using agencies like the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
He said an ED raid at Ashok Mittal’s place is linked to this issue. He also said leaders are being pressured and scared.
What Raghav Chadha said
Raghav Chadha said he tried to fix things in the party but stayed away from its work. He said he did not want to be part of any wrong activities.
He said they had only two choices — leave politics or continue with better and clean politics. So, they decided to join BJP.