Rajesh Garg

Rajesh Garg, sometimes known as Rajesh Garg Rohiniwala, is an Indian politician.^[1] He was elected a Member of the Legislative Assembly from the Rohini constituency in the 2013 Delhi Legislative Assembly elections. He is also a Right to Information activist.^[2]

Political career

While a student at the University of Delhi, Garg was a member of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the student and youth wing of Bharatiya Jan Sangh. He left ABVP to join a student leader who had left the National Students' Union of India, the student and youth wing of the Indian National Congress in the same year, to form a Chhatra Morcha, in order to contest Delhi University Students' Union elections. Garg was elected president.^{[citation needed]}

Garg's wife fought an election on the Congress ticket. In spite of being a Congress member, he took part in the Jan Lokpal Andolan.^[1] Aam Aadmi Party suspended Garg when he released an audio tape featuring Arvind Kejriwal. He alleged that Kejriwal's men used to call him and other MLAs, pretending to be leaders from Bharatiya Janata Party and asking for support.^[3]

References

1. "Meet Aam Aadmi Party winners: Politicians with a difference". Deccan Chronicle. 10 December 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
2. "Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party gets 'Bheem' boost for Delhi polls". NDTV. New Delhi. Press Trust of India. 7 September 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
   - Upreti, Meenakshi (10 December 2013). Delhi elections: The 'novices' of AAP are now giant killers. News18.
3. Nanda, Rupashree (31 March 2015). Kejriwal gave consent for phone calls to AAP MLAs offering money to support BJP: Ex party leader. News18.
   - "Kejriwal's men used to call up offering money to support BJP: Rajesh Garg". ABP Live. 31 March 2015. Archived from the original on 31 July 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.