Former Gujarat Chief Minister Shankarsinh Vaghela said on Sunday, Political parties come and go but it is the people in the party that matter. The former Chief Minister said this while speaking at the inauguration program of the state office of Prajashakti Democratic Party at Adalaj in Gandhinagar. On that occasion, the indictment program of the party’s newly elected chairman Riddhirajsingh Parmar was also held.
Although the Praja Shakti Democratic Party (PSDP) was founded in 2020, it was officially recognized as a party after receiving formal approval from the Election Commission of India in 2021, while the party was recognized by the State Election Commission in 2023.
The party has also prepared to contest the local bodies and assembly elections of 2027. In the program, Vaghela said that he stood with the Praja Shakti Democratic Party based on the demands of the people so that they would be heard.
“Political parties come and go but that is about the people within the party. Where is the Janata Party that formed the government in the seventies today? Where are those other parties? But what matters is who holds the reins of public life. The future of the party is a matter of imagination… it is a matter of governance,’ he said.
We did not come to the people to become MPs or MLAs. It is in the hands of the party to work for the people or keep them in fear or inflation. Everyone says politics is dirty, but not politics, people are bad. Today parties are running on match fixing. From one party you join another party against which you fought. The people of Gujarat are fed up with political parties harming their people and Ponzi schemes, the accused (who are) in a reputed hospital … and salute the bootleggers,” Vaghela said while talking about the recent events. Limelight in the state.
The A reputed hospital racket Issuance of fake health cards to ineligible persons following the death of two Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) beneficiaries due to unnecessary angioplasty procedures at Ahmedabad’s Khyati Multispeciality Hospital on 11 November The matter was exposed.
The alleged BZ Ponzi scam was unearthed in November when the CID allegedly defrauded Sabarkantha-based BZ Financial Services and BZ Group ‘CEO’ Bhupendra Singh Jala by giving 36 per cent annual returns to his bank account. on deposit.
Talking about the cadres joining his new party, Vaghela said that it “doesn’t need cheats and criminals” but “needs skilled politicians”: “I request that cheats not be included in the party. People today are confused by the government. If people have any problem with anyone, whether Be it in the government or anyone, they can contact our party anytime. Our office will be open 24 hours. But we will work for people with good status and respect are invited (to join the party),” the former chief minister added.
Parmar shares the vision for the party
In his inaugural address, PSDP chief Riddhiraj Singh Parmar presented his vision for the future of the party. ‘This is a people’s party, where the leader does not make speeches, there is a direct dialogue with the people and a vision to solve problems. To meet a party office bearer… one has to make an appointment… but that is not the case in our party,” said Parmar.
At the event, leader Ketanbhai Patel said that before the Lok Sabha elections, the temple of Lord Ram was built forcibly. “This is why Lord Ram has awakened Shankar (Shankarsingh Vaghela). Today everyone is using God’s name for political purposes and misgovernance has taken over instead of good governance. With God’s inspiration and blessings, the party was founded and even at the age of 84, Bapu (Vaghela) is leading everyone. decided to bring it together,” said Ketanbhai Patel.
Regarding the BJP government in Gujarat and at the Centre, former Rajya Sabha MP and tribal leader Kanjibhai Patel said the double-engine government should be removed. “If we are brave and take a step forward, it is not difficult,” he added.
After parting ways with the BJP in 1996, Vaghela founded the Rashtriya Janata Party, which later merged with the Congress. Before the 2017 Gujarat Assembly elections, he formed the Jan Vikalp Party.
In 2019, Vaghela allied with the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and in 2021, he expressed interest in rejoining the Congress ahead of the Gujarat local body elections.
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