Dediapada (Gujarat), February 26 Several tribal youth from Gujarat have joined the ruling BJP, distancing themselves from the Aam Aadmi Party and Congress, Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi claimed on Thursday.
He was addressing the media during the ‘Adivasi Gaurav Abhivadan Samaroh’, an event to honor tribal pride, at Dediapada in the Narmada district.
“Today, many of these young leaders also joined the Bharatiya Janata Party, turning away from the misdeeds of the AAP and Congress,” Sanghavi said.
The tribal youth are committed to social service and the development of their community, staying away from political ideologies that have always misled Adivasis and kept them from the mainstream, he said.
A large number of tribal youth, community leaders, and BJP workers gathered at the Khokhra Umar Cricket Ground for the program, according to a release.
Sangvi led the celebrations, honoring Ganpatsinh Vasava as the new Gujarat Pradesh Adijati Morcha President. The rally also marked a significant political shift, with over 700 leaders and supporters from other parties joining the BJP, it said.
Vasava is a former assembly speaker and has also served as a minister for tribal development. He introduced a bill in the Gujarat assembly to cancel fake tribal certificates, enacted a law, and secured government grants worth crores of rupees for the development of the Devmogara Mataji tribal clan deity campus, it added.
