Former AAP leader to prop up Congress campaign

Tribune News Service

Bathinda, January 18

Former AAP leader Simrat Kaur Dhaliwal today claimed that she would help the Congress to win Assembly elections at all seats.

She joined the Congress as women’s wing vice-president on January 13 in the presence of Captain Amarinder Singh.

She has levelled allegations against AAP over deviating from its basic principles on ticket distribution and giving tickets to people with criminal record.

She said tickets were sold by AAP to many candidates and she herself was asked by some senior-most leaders to pay Rs 50 lakh to get the ticket.

She threatened to reveal the names of such people, along with proofs, soon.

“The wrong distribution of tickets by the party that could not remain firm on its principles and selling of tickets to people proved corruption within the party. Due to this, I have joined congress for the better future of the state,” said Simrat Kaur.

“I was the vice-president of the party’s women’s wing. I spent a large amount on serving the party and forming its structure in Punjab. Sucha Singh Chhotepur was thrown out without any fault following a deep-rooted conspiracy by Arvind Kejriwal. I submitted my resign to AAP Punjab convener Gurpreet Singh Ghuggi on January 12 and joined the Congress on January 13,” she added.