 "Ex-Gujarat BJP MLA Kanu Kalsariya joins AAP")
“I had been searching day and night for an option and there was no powerful alternative available (in politics) till recently. I was very much with the Congress and was in touch with the party right upto Rahulji. But I didn't officially join the Congress. Meanwhile, AAP succeeded in Delhi and I thought that this is a party and strategy that suits what I do and my personality. My method of working in politics is very much suitable with AAP, hence I joined it officially today,” Kalsariya, who had so far been supporting the Congress unofficially, said here.
Kalsariya, who has been leading agitations in favour of farmers in regions and issues like the Mandal SIR, Nirma's cement plant in Mahuva (Bhavnagar), the Dholera SIR and the nuclear power plant in Mithivirdi, among others, added that his move to join AAP also found support among his fellow agitating farmers across the state.
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“AAP's strategy is complementary to what we are doing in Gujarat. Hence, we have received immense support from our fellow agitators across the state,” he added.
When asked about the constituency he would like to contest from in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, Kalsariya said, “I have not come with the sole intention of contesting elections through AAP. The idea is to give the best to the people of Gujarat. We have to give AAP more power and force from the public. And when it becomes powerful, our work in Gujarat will also become easy. However, we are still brainstorming on the upcoming general elections.”
Kalsariya added that he would soon be meeting AAP seniors for further deliberations on the way forward.