Setback For Congress: Ex Minister Jagmohan Kang Joins AAP
Chandigarh, Feb 1 : The Congress in Punjab on Tuesday suffered a major setback when former Minister and three-time MLA Jagmohan Singh Kang joined the AAP along with his sons Yadvinder Singh Kang alias Bani Kang and Amarinder Singh Kang. They joined the party in the presence of Delhi Chief Minister and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab affairs co-in-charge Raghav Chadha.
Jagmohan Kang was Vice President of the Punjab PCC. He has been elected MLA thrice in 1992, 2002 and 2012 and was a Minister in the Congress government from 1992 to 1995. After joining the AAP, Jagmohan Kang said the people of Punjab were fed up with the internal discord in the Congress. The Congress has become a party of opportunists and power-greedy people, he said.
“The poor and common people of Punjab have to bear the brunt of their tussle for power. The people of Punjab deserve a better government, I have decided to support AAP so that a pro-people government can be formed in our state,” he said. Kang was miffed with the Congress top brass after being denied a ticket by the party. On Thursday, he announced that his son Yadvinder Singh will contest as an independent candidate from Kharar if the Congress did not reconsider its decision of allotting Kharar ticket to a liquor contractor and Mohali District Planning Committee chairman Vijay Sharma Tinku.
