Members and volunteers of the Aam Aadmi Party or AAP in Canada expected to see Arvind Kejriwal in the country before the Punjab Assembly elections early next year. The Delhi chief minister was scheduled to be in Canada this summer, but that visit was cancelled. While the party’s convener in Punjab, Gurpreet Ghuggi, recently completed a visit to the United States, he bypassed Canada. As an AAP Canada leader said, “Nobody wants to come into controversy.” In effect, Kejriwal may be trying to avoid the embarrassment suffered by Singh. Volunteers have also been going to nagar kirtans, district picnics and kabaddi tournaments, to shore up support for AAP in Canada.

Source: Hindustan Times September 23, 2016 08:03 UTC