Former Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Punjab unit president Jasvir Singh Garhi joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday. Talking about his long political journey, Garhi said, "The dreams that Kanshi Ram Saheb and Pujya Babasaheb Ambedkar had for the Dalit community, backward classes and minorities of this country was to capture the power of this country and become the ruling community." "
Along with Jasvir Garhi, former general secretary of BSP's Punjab unit, Jaspreet Singh also joined the Aam Aadmi Party. In November last year, Garhi was expelled from the BSP on charges of indiscipline.
He emphasized that these dreams included social change and economic emancipation for the most marginalized.
However, he expressed disappointment towards his former party, claiming, "The people who were strengthening that fight were fired one by one in the last 25 years and I was also fired." "
Garhi had hoped that the party would recognise its mistakes, but after waiting for two months, he decided to quit the party. "I had two choices: either to fight in the party or to re-launch the fight for my Dalit brothers through another party. "
Earlier, Congress leader Surendra Pal Singh Bittu joined AAP on December 6 in the presence of former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia. Sisodia welcomed the former two-time MLA from Timarpur constituency into the party.
"I welcome Surendra Pal Bittu ji, impressed by the work of Aam Aadmi Party, he has decided to join the party, he has been a two-time MLA and councillor. After joining the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Bittu said the party understands the pain of every person and called Arvind Kejriwal a "messiah" of the poor.