New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday released the list of 30 star campaigners for upcoming Delhi Municipal Corporation (MCD) elections, however, it has also sparked uproar in political circles because of selection of former minister Rajendra Pal Gautam in the list.
Rajendra Pal Gautam has chosen among the 30 star campaigners who will traverse through the length & breadth of capital and will boast about AAP’s ‘good governance’ & seek people’s vote in name of Arvind Kejriwal.
आगामी MCD चुनाव के लिए पार्टी ने 30 लोगों को STAR प्रचारक नियुक्त किया है।
सभी स्टार प्रचारक Delhi के कोने-कोने में जाकर, दिल्ली को कूड़ा-BJP मुक्त बनाने के लिए AAP के पक्ष में प्रचार करेंगे। pic.twitter.com/8P9LD23Yb5
— AAP (@AamAadmiParty) November 11, 2022
Gautam’s selection in the star campaigner list drew strong criticism from BJP as the latter slammed the AAP for ‘promoting’ hatred towards Hindus.
Rajendra Pal Gautam got mired in major controversy after he was accused of facilitating religious conversion of Hindus to Buddhism. In the video that viral, he was seen on stage taking oath with about 10,000 people that none will worship Hindu lords & deities from now onwards.
The then AAP minister had to resign as minister as the controversy escalated and the party anticipated some damage in upcoming polls.
Meanwhile, the BJP has taken strong umbrage over his selection in AAP’s campaigners list. Firing fresh salvo, the saffron party said that the AAP wants to befool people, Hindus in particular and its slanted agenda will be ‘exposed’ before people.