Don't quit BJP but work for AAP internally: Kejriwal tells Gujarat BJP workers

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday appealed to Bharatiya Janata Party BJP workers in Gujarat to work for his Aam Aadmi Party AAP while staying in the ruling partyKejriwal said BJP workers should continue to get payment from the BJP but work for AAP from insideAddressing a press conference in Rajkot on the final day of his twoday visit to pollbound Gujarat Kejriwal said BJP workers will benefit from all the guarantees promised by him to people when his party comes to power in the stateWe do not want BJP leaders The BJP can keep its leaders BJPs panna pramukhs workers in villages booths and talukas are joining us in droves I would like to ask them what the BJP gave them in return for their service in the party even after so many years the AAP national convener askedKejriwal said the BJP did not offer free and quality education healthcare and free electricity to BJP workers and their family members but AAP will care for their welfareAlso Read AAP vote share in Gujarat up by 4 per cent post CBI raid on Manish Sisodia will rise to 6 per cent if hes held Arvind KejriwalYou BJP workers can stay in that party but work for AAP Many of them get paid by BJP so take the payment from there but work for us because we do not have money he saidWhen we form a government we will provide free electricity and this will apply to your houses as well We will provide you with free 24hour power and build good schools for your children where they will get free education We will ensure free and quality treatment for your family members and offer Rs 1000 to women as allowance in your family he saidAppealing to the saffron party workers Kejriwal said there is no point staying in the BJP and ensuring its victory again after 27 years of ruleI would like to tell all the BJP workers to stay there but work for the AAP You are smart work for AAP from the inside he further saidHe raised the issue of the recent attack on Gujarat AAP general secretary Manoj Sorathiya and apprehended that many more attacks will take place on the people of Gujarat for supporting AAPThe attack on Manoj Sorathiya shows that BJP is desperate It is not able to understand what to do It is staring at a defeat he saidKejriwal said AAP is not like Congress and cannot be intimidated by the ruling partyChallenging the ruling BJP he said You have dealt with Congress so far but we are AAP people We consider Sardar Patel and Bhagat Singh as our idealsKejriwal said if BJP thinks it can scare AAP by orchestrating such attacks then it is wrongWe are not going to be scared We are not cowards We will fight hard against injustice and corruption Six crore people of Gujarat now have an alternative in AAP They will respond to the 27 years of misgovernance of BJP he saidHe appealed to people to not resort to violenceAlso Read Delhi Assembly passes confidence motion tabled by Arvind KejriwalI would like to tell the people that the number of attacks will increase in the coming 23 months not just on AAP but on the people They will attack those people who say they will vote for AAP Those who speak against BJP will be attacked They are going to attack people in large numbersthe AAP leader saidHe said people shouldnt resort to violence but stay patient and express anger by pressing the EVM button to vote out BJPKejriwal who has announced a string of guarantees in a bid to reach out to various sections of the society in Gujarat said he had met representatives of police personnel anganwadi and ASHA workers health workers traffic cops gram raksha dal GRD auto drivers and home guards among others during his multiple visits to the stateThe AAP leader said he will meet every group separately in the coming daysWe have less time All of you should promote us in your own ways Especially promote us on social mediaSet social media on fire I would like to appeal to you all to promote the AAP on social media We will meet you separately and will resolve your issues he saidThe assembly elections in Gujarat the home state of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah are slated to be held in December this yearKejriwal also attacked the state government for forming a committee of three ministers to listen to the grievances of protesting groupsYour intention is not right You do not want to resolve the issues of protesting groups You will offer them lollipops and mislead them I would like to tell you all to not listen to them he saidOn the last day of his twoday Gujarat visit on Saturday Kejriwal is scheduled to attend a townhall meeting of sarpanches and village computer entrepreneurs in SurendranagarHe will visit Surat city in the evening to take part in aarti at a Ganesh pandal which has been set up outside the AAPs office in the Seemada Naka area and named AAP Ka RajaThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday 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