Chandigarh: The Delhi Chief Minister and convener of the AAP Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday (Dec. 14) announced Himmat Singh Shergill as the party candidate to take on Punjab Revenue Minister Bikram Singh Majithia, who has been mired under various controversies pertaining to drug and narcotics spread in Punjab.
Bikram Majithia (L), Himmat Shergill (R) [File Photos]
A statement by AAP states that Arvind Kejriwal in a very challenging rhetoric proposed the name of Legal Cell Head of the party Himmat Singh Shergill before gathering asking them if the latter would be the right choice of the party to take on Punjab Revenue Minister Bikram Majithia.
“The people, who were present in the rally got up to thunderous give their positive nod to Kejriwal’s proposal”, the statement reads further.
“Furthermore the Convener of AAP also posed the same query to Himmat Shergill, who was standing close by, if he was ready to take the challenge, Shergill said that he was more than eager to accept the challenge for the sake of Punjab and to take the state out of the clutches of Badals and Majtihia”.
“It is extremely important to root out Captain Amarinder, Badals and Majithia from Punjab, if people here wanted to give Punjab a chance of hope, progress and development” Arvind Kejriwal said.