NEW DELHI: The Congress’ Delhi chief Arvinder Singh Lovely on Monday introduced the party’s three candidates—Jai Prakash Agarwal from Chandni Chowk, Udit Raj from North West Delhi and Kanhaiya Kumar from North East Delhi—and claimed that it will record a historic victory in the national capital.
Lovely said Agarwal is not only a former MP from Chandni Chowk who has served in both Houses of Parliament but also a former municipal councillor, deputy mayor and president of the Congress in Delhi.
Raj, a former MP from North West Delhi, is also a prominent Dalit leader who did a commendable job in uplifting the underprivileged and developing the constituency, he said.
Raj won the 2014 Lok Sabha elections on a BJP ticket from North West Delhi. Kumar is a dynamic young scholar from the Jawaharlal Nehru University and also served as the students’ union president, Lovely said.
During a press conference, Agarwal said he is not only a voter of the constituency but also played a major role in its development and knows every corner of the area.
“I asked more than 1,000 questions in the House when the Congress-led UPA government was in power at the Centre as I spared no effort in raising the issues of Chandni Chowk and its people in both Houses of Parliament,” he said. “My job will be to raise the voice of the people of my area in the Parliament from the first day and vigorously fight for it,” Agarwal added.
Raj said he ensured the all-round development of the North West Delhi constituency during his tenure as an MP.
“I was not an MP from 2019 to 2024 but I worked in the constituency as an MP and kept going to the area,” Raj said and added that he had adopted four model villages for special development and changed the face of Narela.
Kumar, the North East Delhi candidate, said, “We have a positive agenda for the elections. The Congress will implement a MGNREGA-like scheme in all seven constituencies of Delhi to provide jobs to youngsters.”