Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 10: Former Minister Harsh Dev Singh who had recently joined AAP in Delhi was accorded a rousing reception on his arrival in Jammu today.
Thousands of supporters of Harsh Dev Singh thronged the Jammu Airport in the afternoon and took Singh and Gaurav Sharma (Jammu Parbhari, AAP) in a huge procession to the office of Aam Aadmi Party in Gandhi Nagar, Jammu. The huge procession resulted in road blockade and suspension of vehicular traffic on the said route for over five hours.
Other prominent faces who had joined AAP in Delhi and accompanied Harsh Dev Singh included Rajesh Padgotra, Gagan Pratap Singh, Parshotam Parihar and Sudesh Dogra.
Addressing media persons, Harsh Dev said that he had met Arvind Kejriwal (National Convener AAP and Chief Minister of Delhi), Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, MP Sanjay Singh and J&K Incharge Durgesh Pathak besides various other ministers and parliamentarians of AAP in Delhi who had assured to contribute their might for development, peace and prosperity of J&K.
Singh said that he had apprised Kejriwal about the scenario prevailing in J&K and given his suggestions for steering the erstwhile state out of crisis. He said that J&K had been rattled due to the reckless experimentation of the present regime during the last few years.
Gaurav Sharma welcomed Harsh Dev Singh in the Party fold and expressed hope that the Party would benefit by his immense experience and political sagacity. He appealed all the Party activists to give in their best and work in tandem to strengthen the Party at the grass-root level.