Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], June 28 : Sanjeev Arora, the newly elected MLA from Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab, on Saturday took oath in the state assembly after winning the recently concluded bypoll from Ludhiana West assembly constituency.
Punjab assembly speaker Kultar Singh Sandhawan administered his oath in Chandigarh.
Speaking on this occasion, Punjab New and Renewable Energy Minister Aman Arora called Sanjeev Arora an honest person while expressing gratitude towards the voters for extending their support. He said that people had supported them since they had faith in AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.
"It is a matter of great joy that a very honest person, Sanjeev Arora, has become a member of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha today. I thank the people of Ludhiana West. They have supported us by putting faith in Arvind Kejriwal's policies and Mann's work (as CM). They have supported Sanjeev Arora because of his decency. Many thanks to the public, workers and everyone," Arora, Punjab AAP chief, told ANI.
He added, "Any person found involved in corruption or drug business will not be spared; action will be taken (against them)."
With Sanjeev Arora winning the Ludhiana West by-election in Punjab, the party's Rajya Sabha seat has now become vacant, and the party is yet to decide on a candidate for the same.
Speaking to ANI, Arora said that Kejriwal has already said that the party will take a decision on this matter.
"I don't know anything about this (who will go to the Rajya Sabha), our national convenor, Arvind Kejriwal, has said that the party will take a decision on this," Arora told ANI.
Arora won the Ludhiana West assembly seat by-election by a margin of 10,637 votes, garnering 35,179 votes in total.
Sanjeev Arora expressed gratitude to the public and the party leadership after his victory in the Ludhiana West assembly bypoll.
Speaking to ANI, Sanjeev Arora said, "I express my gratitude to all the citizens of Ludhiana and also thank all the volunteers, counsellors, MLAs, ministers, leaders, and especially our Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and party supremo Arvind Kejriwal."
The Ludhiana (west) assembly seat fell vacant in January after the death of AAP MLA Gurpreet Bassi. The AAP fielded Rajya Sabha MP Sanjeev Arora from the seat, while the Congress had fielded former state minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu, and the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) had fielded Parupkar Singh Ghumman.