Rajkot: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday appealed to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers in Gujarat to work for their Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) while being in the ruling party.
Kejriwal said BJP workers should keep getting ‘paid’ from the BJP but should work ‘from within’ for ‘AAP’.
Addressing a press conference in Rajkot on the last day of his two-day visit to Gujarat, Kejriwal said BJP workers would benefit from all the “guarantees” given by him to the people if his party comes to power in the state.
“We don’t want BJP leaders. BJP can keep its leaders. BJP’s ‘Panna Pramukh’, workers from villages, booths and talukas are coming with us in large numbers. I want to ask him that what did the BJP give him in return for his service in the party even after so many years? AAP’s national convener asked. Kejriwal said the BJP did not offer free and quality education, healthcare and free electricity to BJP workers and their family members, but AAP would care about their welfare.
“You (BJP workers) can stay in that party but work for you,” he said. Many of them get paid (by BJP), so take payment from there but work for us, because we don’t have money.
“When we form the government, we will give free electricity, and this will apply to your homes as well. We will give you 24 hours free electricity and build good schools for your children where they will get free education. We will ensure free and quality treatment for your family members and offer Rs 1,000 (as allowance) to the women in your family,” he said.
Appealing to the saffron party workers, Kejriwal said there was no point in continuing in the BJP after 27 years of rule and ensuring its victory again.
“I would like to ask all BJP workers to stay there but work for AAP. You’re smart, work for you from the inside out.”
He raised the issue of the recent attack on Gujarat AAP general secretary Manoj Sorathia and feared that “there will be many more attacks on the people of Gujarat for supporting AAP”.
The attack on Manoj Sorathiya shows that the BJP is desperate. Can’t understand what to do. It is looking at a defeat,” he said.
Kejriwal said that AAP is not Congress and cannot be intimidated by the ruling party.
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