Raj Kumar Chabbewal with Harpal Cheema. Tribune photo: Vicky
Chandigarh, March 15
Congress MLA Raj Kumar Chabbewal on Friday joined the Aam Aadmi Party in the presence of Finance Minister Harpal Cheema at the Punjab Bhavan here.
Sports minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer and MLA Manjit Singh Bilaspur were present on the occasion.
Addressing a press conference, Cheema said Chabbewal was quitting the negative energy of the Congress to join the AAP vision of revitalising the youth.
Cheema said Chabbewal coming to AAP showed that their party was getting strong at the ground level. “We respect Chabbewal for his honesty in sharing his opinion on all major issues facing the state,” he said.
Meet Hayer said more leaders from the opposition who were convinced with the AAP working in the last two years would join them in the coming few days.
Chabbewal said, “We began our life in poverty. My father was a peon. He wanted to educate us. I joined politics only to educate the public and work for its welfare. I was in the Congress for 12 years. I am joining the AAP as education and health are its priority.
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