‘Many want to leave’: Ex-AAP MLA joins BJP; gets emotional as he targets Kejriwal — watch

NEW DELHI: Former two-time Wazirpur MLA Rajesh Gupta joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) connected Saturday, quitting the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) connected the eve of bypolls successful the AAP-run Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD). Gupta, who was inducted into the BJP by Delhi portion main Virendra Sachdeva, grew affectional arsenic helium urged AAP supremo and erstwhile Delhi main curate Arvind Kejriwal to introspect connected wherefore “many people” person near the enactment — and wherefore much whitethorn bash truthful successful the adjacent future."...I was near with nary prime (but to resign). Many others privation to permission - I suggest they should and travel to a enactment which is really moving for the nation. A enactment which would respect and not 'use and throw' its workers," helium said astatine a property league with Sachdeva.

Gupta past began to choke up and received a pat connected his backmost by Sachdeva, who tried to calm down the ex-AAP leader.“I spoke with you (Sachdeva) lone yesterday. I americium a cipher — a defeated MLA — yet the emotion and respect you showed maine moved me. The enactment I was in… its main ne'er spoke to me, ne'er visited my home, ne'er adjacent called. Arvind ji, you volition person to introspect connected wherefore radical are leaving you. We ever stood by you, and this is however my loyalty was rewarded,” helium added.

Delhi AAP president Saurabh Bharadwaj, successful a station connected X, extended his champion wishes to Gupta connected joining the BJP. He alleged that Gupta had been seeking an Ashok Vihar ward summons for his woman and near the enactment aft the petition was denied. Gupta, a erstwhile MLA, besides served arsenic a nationalist spokesperson for the AAP, headed its Karnataka unit, and was a vice-president successful the party.(With PTI inputs)