A day after joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Haryanvi dancer and singer Sapna Choudhary on Monday said she had no interest in contesting elections but will obey her party’s command.
Expressing her extreme antipathy against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Choudhary said she would rather quit than contest election against the AAP chief as she “does not want to be near him or even see his face”.
Addressing her maiden press conference after joining the saffron party, Choudhary said,”You should respect everyone irrespective of whether he is a rickshaw puller or a minister. Everyone has the right to maintain their self respect,” she said.
When asked if she was interested in contesting the Delhi Assembly polls early next year, she said, “Not at all. But, I will do exactly what the party asks me to do.”
She said she would quit the contest if pitted against AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal. “I will rather quit than contest election against Arvind Kejriwal. I do not want to be near him or even see his face,” she told reporters.
Delhi BJP president Manoj Tiwari, who was present in Choudhary’s press conference on Monday, said she was not the only person who joined the BJP at the JLN stadium event.
“It was the media that highlighted her joining. I don’t think anyone is unhappy. Senior leaders are pleased with the success of the membership event,” he told reporters.
