With an aim to “expose” Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal, MlA from laxmi Nagar and rebel of the fledgling party, Vinod Kumar Binny, is going to contest against AAP from the New Delhi seat in the upcoming Assembly elections.
According to Binny, giant-killer Kejriwal “cheated” on the Delhiites by resigning in just 49-days and made “far-flung and baseless” promises on reducing water and power tariffs. “My aim is to expose Kejriwal before the people of Delhi. Kejriwal has misled and cheated Delhiites. He didn’t bring down power prices. People didn’t get free water. They did nothing on the Jan lokpal issue,” said Binny.
Sources said, the BJP is in talks with several members from AAP, Congress and BAAP and is likely to induct Binny in the party. The saffron party on Friday inducted former Delhi Assembly Speaker and AAP MlA from Jangpura, Maninder Singh Dhir, on Friday. The party was also joined by Rohit Rajpal, a former captain of Indian Davis Cup team.
Speculation is rife that Binny is likely to join BJP. “Before I join any party, I would like to know their stand on these issues. I’ll reveal my plan in a week,”’ said Binny.
Other names doing the rounds are AAP rebels Ashwini Upadhyay and Shazia Ilmi. Sources said that BJP chief Amit Shah has directed the state unit to let people from other parties join BJP but without any promise of a party ticket.