Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) senior leader and national spokesperson Raghav Chadha on Sunday has been assigned additional responsibility of the Party's Punjab Unit’s Co-Incharge. The announcement was made Sunday by party convener Arvind Kejriwal.
On being appointed the Co-Incharge of the AAP’s Punjab unit, Chadha thanked Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, “I would like to thank party national convener Arvind Kejriwal for instilling such confidence in me. As Co-incharge of the Party’s Punjab Unit, I will give my blood and sweat to this position and hope to do my bit in furthering the party’s position in Punjab. India is an agrarian country and whenever it comes to agriculture Punjab stands at the forefront. Our focus will be to make Punjab a truly prosperous and golden state,” he said.
Asserting the party's position to make Punjab a state to reckon with, Chadha said, “Punjab is going through challenging times. Our focus in the State will be on education and prosperity. It pains me to see how the youth of Punjab is spoiling its future by getting sucked into the vicious cycle of drugs and unemployment. Farmers have been facing severe problems as well. I take it as my personal responsibility to change these circumstances, and am certain the AAP in Punjab will succeed in making the State green, happy and prosperous.”
“The ordinary citizen in Punjab is tired and angry with the BJP, Congress and Akali Dal. Each of these parties has cheated innocent farmers. In such a precarious situation, the presence of Chadha is expected to increase the confidence of AAP Punjab Unit manifold,” the party said in a statement.
As Vice Chairman of Delhi Jal Board, Chadha has also played an important role in realising Kejriwal’s dream of delivering clean water to each house in Delhi.
Chadha is currently the MLA of Rajinder Nagar constituency and Vice Chairman of DJB. He has been with the party since before its inception and has been instrumental in drafting the Lokpal Bill as well.