Ahead of the Haryana assembly polls former BJP MLA Umesh Agarwal's wife Anita Agarwal and son Samarth Agarwal joined the BJP on Sunday.
Anita Agarwal and Samarth Agarwal joined the BJP in the presence of the party’s Gurugram district President Kamal Yadav and State President of Mahila Morcha Usha Priyadarshi.
Apart from this, Kamal Yadav also appointed Pawan Yadav as District Media Head at the party office Gurukamal in Gurugram on Sunday.
After joining the BJP, Anita Agarwal told
The Pioneer that she “felt proud” and said she would work with other leaders to ensure the party back to power in Haryana for a third time.
“It is my good luck that I am standing here today. I and my son was planning to join the saffron party and that auspicious day finally has come today and we both inducted in the party. I like the ideology of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the saffron party which is constantly working in favour of people of the state," Anita Agarwal said.
She pledged continuous contributions towards the party pledged to work for the party.
"As the Haryana assembly elections scheduled on October 5 she will connect voter of the constituency to vote in favour of the BJP," she said.
Welcoming the two to the party, the BJP’s distinct president Kamal Yadav said there was a “wave in favour of the party” in Haryana and the people of the State were eager to form a BJP government for the third time in a row.
"She was planning to the party for the past couple of months but today she finally joined the party," he said.
Meanwhile, the former BJP, MLA said he has no knowledge of his wife and son joining the BJP. He further said a divorce proceedings are underway between them.
Agarwal, had won the 2014 election from the Gurugram seat with the highest margin in the State that year, but was denied a ticket by the BJP in 2019. Later in March 2022 Agarwal had joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). Agarwal told The Pioneer if the party give him ticket he will definitely fight the upcoming assembly elections from Gurgaon constituency on AAP's ticket.
