In Punjab, a new debate has started in the state after MLA Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh was suspended from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). Vijay Pratap has come to the AAP leaders who have either expelled the party themselves, or not satisfied with the policies of the party
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The process of removing or leaving leaders in the AAP, which came into existence in 2012, started since the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, which continues till now. Meanwhile, there were 8 such leaders who have a big name in Punjab. Vijay Pratap is 9th in this line. Of these, 7 leaders, including Dharamvir Gandhi, were removed as anti -party, while 2 left the party themselves.
In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, AAP surprised everyone by winning 4 out of 13 seats in Punjab. After this, the party managed to bring 20 seats in the 2017 assembly elections in Punjab. At the same time, Punjab gained power in 2022. Let us know which veteran leaders were away from the party during this period?
Know in detail, about the big leaders who removed or resigned from AAP …
Elected Gandhi and Khalsa together In 2014, when there was a wave of Narendra Modi across the country, AAP won 4 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab. These included Patiala, Sangrur, Fatehgarh Sahib and Faridkot seats. A year after the victory, the party fired Dr. Dharamvir Gandhi from Patiala and Harinder Singh Khalsa, who won from Fatehgarh Sahib. The reason was given by the party that they were involved in anti -party activities. Both were accused of tarnishing the image of the party.
However, both of them remained MPs and also completed his tenure. After this, Gandhi moved to the Congress, while the Khalsa moved to the BJP. Currently, Gandhi is a Congress MP from Patiala. However, Harinder Singh Khalsa left the BJP due to the peasant movement.
Phoolka resigned and started advocating Harvinder Singh Phoolka is a renowned advocate of the country. He was the face of the Sikh massacre case in 1884. He won the 2017 assembly elections from Mullanpur Dakha in Ludhiana. In this election, the party was second after Congress in the state. The party became 20 MLAs. In such a situation, the party made Phoolka the leader of the opposition.
However, in July 2017, Phoolka resigned from the post. After this, he also gave up the post of MLA on October 2018. The party approved his resignation in August 2019. After this, Phoolka left politics and he became active in advocacy. However, in 2024, he returned to politics again and joined the Akali Dal.
Khaira joined Congress and becomes MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira was also named in this episode. He belongs to the political family of Punjab. In 2015, he left the Congress and joined AAP. In 2017, he won elections on the AAP ticket from Bhulatth Assembly, but came to power. Khaira was a strong leader. He was given the post of whip by the party.
After this, when Harvinder Singh Phoolka left the party, Khaira was made the Leader of the Opposition, but after a year he was expelled by the party. The reason was given that he was involved in anti -party activities. After this, Khaira joined the Congress in 2021 and again became an MLA from Bhultha in 2022. Now he is counted among the opponents of CM Bhagwant Mann.
Sandhu became active in journalism Kanwar Sandhu is a senior journalist. He joined the AAP just before the 2017 assembly elections. The party gave him a ticket and he became an MLA from Kharar, but the party also suspended him from the party along with Sukhpal Singh Khaira. He was also called for anti -party activities. However, Sandhu called this action wrong. He then completed his term, and left politics. He is now active in the field of journalism.
Chhotipur joined Akali Dal again Sucha Singh is one of the old politicians of Chhotapur Punjab. He stayed in the Akali Dal and Congress, but joined AAP in 2014. From 2015 to 2016, he held the post of convenor of AAP in Punjab. He was then expelled from the party. While in the party, Chhotepur could not contest any election.
He then launched his Punjab Party in 2017. However, on 9 December 2021, he returned to the Akali Dal. He contested the assembly elections from Batala in 2022, and lost. He is still the leader of the Akali Dal.
Ghuggi left politics and went into the film line Punjabi actor and comedian Gurpreet Singh Ghuggi joined AAP in February 2016. He was joined by Sucha Singh Chhotipur and Sanjay Singh. After this, he was also the convenor of AAP from 4 September 2016 to 8 May 2017. But, during this time, as soon as Bhagwant Mann was made the head of Punjab AAP, Ghuggi left the party. After this, Ghuggi got busy in the film industry.
Jasraj removed for 6 years Jassi Jasraj is a Punjabi singer and actor. He began a political journey from AAP in 2014 when he was nominated from Bathinda Lok Sabha constituency, but he lost. He was then expelled from the party for 6 years on April 2016. Jassi then took a ticket from Sangrur in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections with the Punjab Democratic Alliance (PDA) and Lok Insaf Party (LIP), but he lost again. Then he distanced himself from politics.
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