New Delhi: Former Punjab minister Sewa Singh Sekhwan, along with his family and supporters joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday (August 26) in the presence of AAP’s national convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
During this event, Arvind Kejriwal said that AAP wants to create a Punjab where there is peace and development of people of all religions and castes and that Punjab is a border state and any statement made here should be given with great care and responsibility. He said that from Kashmir to Kanyakumari, India is one and no one can separate it. At the same time, expressing happiness on joining AAP, Sewa Singh Sekhwan said that he is dedicating the rest of his life to Aam Aadmi Party and AAP Convenor Arvind Kejriwal and will do whatever he can for the party. He expressed disheartenment and said that most of his life went in the service of Akali Dal, but none of his old companions came to meet him till date.
In the presence of Aam Aadmi Party’s National Convenor and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, the entire Punjab unit of ‘AAP’, including Punjab state president and MP Bhagwant Mann, formally inducted Sewa Singh Sekhwan and his son Jagroop Singh Sekhwan into the party on Thursday and welcomed the Sekhwan family and all their supporters in the party. With his joining the party, Aam Aadmi Party will get a lot of strength in the entire Punjab, including the Majha region.
Earlier, AAP Convenor Arvind Kejriwal arrived at Amritsar airport from Delhi on Thursday morning along with Punjab in-charge Jarnail Singh and co-in-charge Raghav Chadha. From there, AAP Convenor Arvind Kejriwal, along with a convoy of a large number of AAP leaders reached the house of Sewa Singh Sekhwan, a resident of Sekhwan village in Gurdaspur district of Punjab. There he met Sekhwan, inquired about his health and welcomed the Sekhwan family to join the Aam Aadmi Party.
