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BJP leader Chaudhary Surendra joins AAP

New Delhi: AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal and senior leader Sanjay Singh welcomed former MLA of Gokalpur and BJP leader, Chaudhary Surendra Kumar, to the Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday. "Frustrated with BJP's anti-Dalit politics and impressed by the developmental work being done by the Aam Aadmi Party government in Delhi, I have decided to join the AAP," said Surendra Kumar.

Addressing the press conference, Surendra Chaudhary said, "The way the BJP is continuously working against the Dalit community in different parts of the country, the way the incidents of Dalit oppression are coming out in different states of the country, my community is very unhappy with that. The BJP keeps insulting our icon has angered us all." Citing the recent incident of the demolition of the Ravidas temple in Delhi, he said that the way the BJP government destroyed the temple, was shocking. "This is the reason that all my workers and I have decided to leave the BJP and join AAP," he added.

Kejriwal said, "I am very happy that right thinking people from other parties are leaving their respective parties and joining AAP. I am very happy that Chaudhary Surendra Kumar is joining the party along with all his workers. I thank him and welcome him and all the workers to the party."

"Recently, former Congress MLA Prahlad Singh Sahni had joined AAP, leaving the Congress and today a former BJP MLA Chaudhary Surendra Kumar is joining us. This is happening only because in the last five years, the people of Delhi are extremely happy with the work being done in state by the AAP government. Every person living in Delhi, irrespective of party leanings has benefited from the government," added Kejriwal.

"I met with an RSS worker who told me that his children study in a government school in Delhi and today the government schools are in much better shape. He said he was an RSS worker but in Delhi he will vote for the Aam Aadmi Party. Congress supporters are also saying that electricity prices are very low in Delhi so our votes will also go to AAP," he added. "I will take Arvind Kejriwal's positive politics together further and I want to assure him that I will work sincerely for the people of Delhi," added Kumar.

Chaudhary Surendra Kumar has been a BSP MLA from Gokalpur Assembly from 2008 to 2013. During his tenure, he was also awarded the title of Best Legislator. He joined the BJP earlier this year.

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