APP declares 3 candidates for Rajya Sabha; Kumar Vishwas miffed with snub
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has announced the names of its candidates for the Rajya Sabha. The party has decided to send Sushil Gupta, Narayan Das Gupta and Sanjay Singh to the Rajya Sabha. Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia gave a press conference to inform the party’s decision.
At the house of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday, in AAP PAC meeting, there were consensus on these three names. 8 of the 9 members present in the meeting agreed on these three names. Along with this announcement, the discussion on the name of Kumar Vishwas and Ashutosh has now stopped.
Sisodia said that “names of 18 big people were considered for Rajya Sabha candidates. All 18 people refused to attend the Rajya Sabha. People said that we are with the party but if we go to the Rajya Sabha on the party ticket, then the central government will put all the machinery behind us.”
Sanjay Singh is the spokesperson of the Aam Aadmi Party. While the other two are exterior. ND Gupta is the party’s CA and Sushil Gupta runs several charitable trusts.Significantly, the term of Rajya Sabha members on three seats in Delhi is ending on 27th January. The last date for filing nominations is January 5. Elections will be held on January 16 in three seats in Delhi from Rajya Sabha.
In Delhi, the party has 67 out of 70 seats, so the three candidates will be chosen is all but a formality.
After being ignored for the Rajya Sabha elections, Kumar Vishwas attacked the party leadership very fiercely. He said that accepts his martyrdom. “I got the sentence of telling the truth”.
Kumar Vishwas said with sarcasm that “I congratulate the three elected members of the Rajya Sabha. I congratulate Arvind and party workers. Great selection was made and opinion of party workers was considered. Kejriwal had said that you will kill but will not let you martyr, I congratulate him and accept my martyrdom. Everyone has to fight his fight, everyone has to fight his war whether Raja Ram or Gautam Buddha. We all have to fight our own struggles. I hope the ideals of the party and the movement will be taken forward.”
