By Faisal Fareed, TwoCircles.net,
Lucknow: Independent MLA from Raibareilly, Akhilesh Singh joined Peace Party on Monday. Singh also merged his Akhil Bhartiya Congress Dal (ABCD) with Peace Party in presence of Peace Party’s supremo Dr Ayub in Lucknow on Monday.
Technically, Peace Party now has an MLA in the present assembly with the entry of Singh to the party. “We had hoped to open our account in assembly in 2012 but we now have one member in the house. It is a good sign for the party,” said Ayub. Singh has been appointed as national general secretary and election in-charge of the Peace Party.
Reacting over his joining the Peace Party (PP), Akhilesh Singh stated that he had zeroed in on Peace Party as it was the only party pursuing the agenda of poor and downtrodden in present political scene. He claimed that the party will give unexpected results in the coming assembly elections. Akhilesh owns considerable clout in Raibareilly and his joining the Peace Party gave the much needed impetus to the outfit which will face its maiden general assembly elections in 2012.