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Expelled Punjab MLA Ravinder Brahmpura Joins AAP Ahead of Polls
Ravinder Singh Brahmpura was a former MLA from Khadoor Sahib.
He used to belong to the Shiromani Akali Dal, or SAD.
SAD expelled him on September 15 over alleged anti-party activities.
On September 22, he joined the Aam Aadmi Party, or AAP.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann welcomed him and his supporters.
Brahmpura is the son of late former Akali MP Ranjit Singh Brahmpura.
AAP said the joining would strengthen its support at the local level.
Punjab will hold assembly elections early next year, and several opposition parties want to defeat AAP.
Former Shiromani Akali Dal MLA Ravinder Singh Brahmpura joined the Aam Aadmi Party in Chandigarh.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann welcomed Brahmpura and his supporters into the party.
Brahmpura was expelled by SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal on September 15.
The expulsion was attributed to alleged anti-party activities in the Khadoor Sahib constituency.
Punjab is scheduled to hold assembly elections early next year, with opposition parties challenging the AAP government.
- Who
- Former SAD MLA Ravinder Singh Brahmpura joined the Aam Aadmi Party in the presence of Bhagwant Mann.
- What
- Brahmpura and his supporters joined AAP after his expulsion from SAD.
- Where
- The joining took place in Chandigarh.
- When
- The joining took place on September 22; he was expelled on September 15.
- Why
- SAD said he was allegedly involved in anti-party activities, while AAP presented the move as support for its government and Punjab's progress.
AAP's framing
SAD's action
Reason and political significance
AAP's framing
Bhagwant Mann described the joining as support for Punjab's progress and said it would strengthen AAP at the grassroots level.
SAD's action
SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal expelled Brahmpura over alleged anti-party activities from the Khadoor Sahib constituency.
Key facts
- New party
- Aam Aadmi Party
- Previous party
- Shiromani Akali Dal
- Former constituency
- Khadoor Sahib
- Expulsion date
- September 15
- Joining date
- September 22
- Joining location
- Chandigarh
- Family background
- Son of late former Akali MP Ranjit Singh Brahmpura
- Election context
- Punjab assembly elections are expected early next year
Quotes
Bhagwant Mann
Punjab Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party leader
“Fed up with the anti-people policies of the traditional parties, people who stand for Punjab are now firmly supporting our honest government. We will give all these leaders full respect and honour they deserve in the party and work together to create a prosperous ‘Rangla Punjab’.”
theprint.in
“Today, joining the vision for Punjab’s progress, a prominent political family of Majha joined the Aam Aadmi Party. We warmly welcome Ranjit Singh Brahmpura Ji’s son and former MLA from Khadoor Sahib, Ravinder Singh Brahmpura, and his associates into the party.”
theprint.in
Sources
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