Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, March 4
Bhagwant Mann today formally joined the Aam Aadmi Party. He met senior AAP leaders, including Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and Yogender Yadav, in Delhi.
Talking to The Tribune over the phone, Mann said on his return to Punjab tomorrow, he would start working as an AAP activist. He said the AAP leadership had told him that it was considering Punjab as one of the important states and would soon visit there to launch a full-fledged campaign.
“The AAP leadership is satisfied with the response from Punjab as far as its membership drive is concerned,” said Mann.
“I have an understanding that AAP would hold a major rally in Punjab either during Hola Mohalla festival at Anandpur Sahib or on the martyrdom day of Bhagat Singh on March 23,” Mann said. He said it was expected that the AAP leadership would declare candidates for the remaining Lok Sabha seats in the state by March 13.
Mann had resigned from the People’s Party of Punjab yesterday. PPP insiders said efforts were made to persuade Mann not to quit the party. They said some PPP sympathisers had visited Mann at his residence in Mohali to urge him to reconsider his decision to quit.
Revolt brewing
Sangrur: A revolt is brewing in the Sangrur district unit of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) with its members opposed to comedian-turned-politician Bhagwant Mann being allotted the party ticket for the Sangrur parliamentary seat. The district unit is against a parachute candidate and has sent an SMS to the party high command on the issue. It is of the opinion that any leader from another party joining AAP should not be fielded by the party, said district convener Dr AS Mann. —TNS
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