Will contest from Chamkaur Sahib at any cost, says dropped AAP MLA Charanjit Singh
AAP leader Charanjit Singh had emerged as a giant slayer after he defeated former Punjab Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Charanjit Singh Channi by a margin of over 7,900 votes from the seat in the 2022 Assembly elections
AAP MLA Charanjit Singh expressed his displeasure after being dropped from the party's candidate list for the Chamkaur Sahib seat. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) selected Jasvir Singh Garhi, a former BSP president and former chairman of the Punjab State Scheduled Caste Commission, as their candidate instead. Singh, who was appointed halqa in-charge of Chamkaur Sahib in August, claimed he had done his job honestly and brought several projects for his constituents.
He questioned the party's decision, expressing doubt about Garhi's capability to win the election. Despite cleaning up corruption allegations, Singh was never granted a ministerial position by the party. He also stated that he had been seeking a meeting with the Chief Minister and Arvind Kejriwal for two minutes, but was denied.
Singh asserted that he would contest the upcoming elections from Chamkaur Sahib at any cost and claimed other parties were approaching him.
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