"For us, objective is important not money and position," says Sisodia
Dec 09, 2024
New Delhi [India], December 9 : AAP leaders Manish Sisodia and Avadh Ojha on Monday celebrated after the release of the second list of candidates of the AAP for the upcoming assembly elections in Delhi. Sisodia after being nominated from Jangpura said that the whole of Delhi has been so affectionate to him that he could fight from anywhere and that for him objective is important not money and position.
"For us, objective is important not money and position. We stand with Kejriwal because he is working on education. He is working on changing the country's politics. All of us are his family members. I was given the responsibility of Patparganj, I fought there, and work was done all over Delhi. I have worked so much on education in Patparganj that the schools there have transformed a lot. Today I have been given the responsibility of Jangpura. When big educationist Ojha ji came to the party, he asked if he could get ticket from there. The whole of Delhi has given me so much love. I can fight from any seat," Sisodia told ANI.
Notably, the Arvind Kejriwal-led party changed former Deputy CM Manish Sisodia's seat from Patparganj. He will now contest from the Jangpura seat.
Avadh Ojha has been made a candidate from Sisodia's old seat Patparganj.
The list announced the names of 20 candidates following a crucial meeting of its Political Affairs Committee (PAC) on Monday, chaired by party convenor Arvind Kejriwal.
The names in the list include Manish Sisodia from Jangpura, Dinesh Bhardwaj from Narela, Surender Pal Singh Bittu from Timarpur, Mukesh Goel from Adarsh nagar, Rakesh Jatav Dharamrakshak from Mangolpuri and Pradeep Mittal from Rohini.
The other names on the list were Punardeep Singh Sawhney (Saby) from Chandni Chowk, Parvesh Ratan from Patel Nagar, Rakhi Bidlan from Madipur, Pravin Kumar from Janakpuri, Surendar Bharadwaj from Bijwasan, and Joginder Solanki from Palam.
Prem Kumar Chauhan is contesting from Deoli, Anjana Parcha from Trilokpuri, Avadh Ojha from Patparganj, Vikas Bagga from Krishna Nagar, Naveen Choudhary from Gandhi Nagar, Jitender Singh Shunty from Shahdara Padamshri and Adil Ahmad Khan from Mustafabad.In its second list of candidates, the Aam Aadmi Party has dropped 17 sitting MLAs, opting to replace them with new faces.