Jalandhar Lok Sabha Bypoll: AAP Fields Sushil Kumar Rinku
Jalandhar: Chandigarh: Sushil Kumar Rinku was named the AAP candidate for the upcoming Lok Sabha bypoll for the Jalandhar seat, the party announced on Thursday. A former Congress MLA, Sushil Rinku on Wednesday joined Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the presence of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his Punjab counterpart Bhagwant Mann hours after being expelled from the grand old party.
The Congress party, citing indulging in “anti-party” activities, expelled Sushil Rinku, a former Congress MLA from Jalandhar West constituency, from the party. The Jalandhar Lok Sabha constituency has been lying vacant since January after Congress MP Santokh Chaudhary passed away due to a cardiac attack.
The 77-year-old collapsed in Ludhiana while walking alongside Congress MP Rahul Gandhi during the Bharat Jodo Yatra’s Punjab leg on January 14.