Chandigarh, May 1 : The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab gave a very big jolt to the Congress and Sukhpal Singh Khaira in Sangrur and moved a step closer to winning this seat in the upcoming LS polls. On Wednesday, former MLA and tall leader of Congress Dalvir Singh Goldy, along with his entire family and hundreds of associates from Sangrur, joined the AAP in the presence of AAP Punjab president CM Bhagwant Mann and Cabinet Minister and AAP Sangrur candidate Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer.

Addressing the media on the occasion, CM Bhagwant Mann said that it is a special day for the Aam Aadmi Party as a young, passionate and hard working leader Dalvir Singh Goldy is joining the AAP. Bhagwant Mann welcomed Goldy to the AAP and formally inducted him to the party by giving him AAP’s muffler. CM Mann embraced Dalvir Goldy, who contested 2022 assembly elections against him from Dhuri, in a hearty hug.

  • Dalvir Goldy, along with his family and hundreds of associates, joins AAP, CM Bhagwant Mann welcomes him to the party
  • Young leaders should lead our country’s politics, Dalvir Goldy is a sincere and grounded leader: Bhagwant Mann
  • Dalvir Goldy made his place in Punjab’s politics through his hard work, but when your party doesn’t value your hard work it breaks your heart: CM Mann
  • There is no high command or boss culture in our party, we are a family: CM Bhagwant Mann
  • I contested assembly elections against Bhagwant Mann, today it is his greatness that he is honouring me as his younger brother: Dalvir Goldy
  • Goldy’s first statement after joining the AAP: I’ll reveal dirty secrets of Congress, will expose how they ruined so many homes

Dalvir Singh Khangura (41), former MLA Dhuri (2017-22), was a student politician. He was college representative of S.D. College in 2002, he was SOPU (Student Union of Punjab University) president in 2003-04, in 2006-07 he became the president of Punjab University Campus Student Council and joined the Congress in 2007. He contested 2017 Punjab assembly elections from Dhuri and won by 2,838 votes. In 2022 he lost this seat to CM Bhagwant Mann and later contested Sangrur by-polls too.

Mann said that to fulfill the dream of ‘Rangla Punjab’ we need many young, hardworking, honest and patriotic leaders, who want to work for the betterment of Punjab. When Arvind Kejriwal formed the AAP he knew that other parties have some good and honest leaders who want to work for the betterment but are ignored, so our party will give a platform to those leaders. So they can fulfill their dreams and serve their nation. Dalvir Goldy came from student politics. When I was MP from Sangrur, he was MLA, our paths used to cross often, it is the beauty of democracy that people from different parties work together. Mann said that MLA and MPs don’t belong to any party, once election result is declared he/she is MLA and MP of everyone. Like I’m chief minister of everyone even to those who did not vote for me.

Mann said that Dalvir Goldy is a hardworking leader, he came from a common family and became MLA. He said that every party says that students and youth should join active politics but when it comes to rewarding the work of young leaders they often back paddle. When it comes to giving something to these young leaders, traditional political parties choose their family, relatives and old politicians above them. Mann said that Goldy made his place in Congress and Punjab’s politics on his own with his hard work, but when a party ignores such leaders it breaks their heart. When the fruit of one’s work is given to someone else on a silver platter, it is disheartening. Mann said that he is welcoming Dalvir Goldy to the AAP as his younger brother. He said that our party doesn’t have a high command or boss culture, we are a family. We have a young leader like Meet Hayer in Sangrur who is a second time MLA and cabinet minister and now we have another young leader Dalvir Goldy, they are like my two arms in Sangrur. He said that he’s delighted to welcome Goldy into the AAP as he is a sincere and grounded leader of Sangrur.

Mann said that from our party so many young leaders are MLAs today. The people of Punjab have changed the generation in Punjab’s politics. These leaders are working to make Punjab Rangla again. With their passion and dedication, they will write new chapters. He said that we have fought election against each other, but we have no personal differences. Mann said that if someone wants to serve the people of Punjab, he is more than happy to give them an opportunity and a platform. Mann said that our politics need young faces who are educated and are aware of the problems of the common people, and can fight for the rights of the people.

Mann said that there is no pressure on Goldy for joining the AAP, he is coming to a party which gives a platform to young leaders like him. Mann said that Dalvir Goldy hasn’t left Congress but the Congress has abandoned Goldy. Attacking Sukhpal Singh Khaira, Mann said that last time he apologized to the people of Bathinda when he didn’t even get 19,000 votes, this time on June 4th, he will be apologizing to the people of Sangrur.

Addressing the media on this occasion, Dalvir Goldy said that he is grateful to Bhagwant Mann that he regarded him as a capable leader and giving me an opportunity to be a part of his team. Goldy said that I contested election against Bai ji (referring to Bhagwant Mann as big brother), my previous party was insecure because of my work and regard in common people, but it is the greatness of Mann sahab that he is welcoming to his party. He said that he promises to fulfill every duty and responsibility given by the party with honesty and dedication. He said that even when Bhagwant Mann was MP, and he was an MLA, he met him at a Kabaddi tournament, then Mann applauded him for his good work and said that if he (Goldy) needs anything he should just tell him (Mann).

Goldy said that Bhagwant Mann opened roads for young leaders like him. He said that if our youth wants to change politics then they should join politics. He said that there is no better platform than the AAP and they should come together and join the AAP to make Punjab Rangla. He said that everyone has video of Sukhpal Khaira where he is even unable to name 10 villages of Sangrur, that is the problem, undeserving people are given opportunity over the deserving leaders in the Congress party. He said that he and his wife applied for the ticket because they were told to do so, but now Sukhpal Khaira is saying that he knew for more than 6 months that he’ll be contesting from Sangrur. Goldy said that this is discouraging for a young leader like him who worked every day and prepared to fight from Sangrur since the by polls.

Goldy said that he will expose all the dirty secrets of Congress, how they ruined so many homes, how it is a group of 5-7 people who are sharing everything just among them. He said that he didn’t leave Congress but he was expelled from it. He said that he was forced to fight 2022 by polls when everyone else refused to. He said that it is not about tickets and posts, sometimes it is about self respect.