RTI, anti-land acquisition activist is AAP candidate from Junagadh
February 27, 2014
Junagadh, 27 February 2014
Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party(AAP) today declared 1968-born Atul Shekhda as its candidate for Junagadh Lok Sabha seat. As expected, AAP has chosen NGO activist as its candidate. Atul Shekhda is RTI activist and secretary of Khedut Hit Rakshak Samiti. He is guiding an agitation against land acquisition for very crucial highway project in Junagadh. He has been online member of AAP since 2012 according to AAP statement. Honorary trustee of Rupayatan Trust, Shekhda has been president of Rotary Club of Junagadh in 2005-06. Atul Shekhda’s father Govind Shekhda sarpanch of his village and elected to parliament. Govindbhai was also vice chancellor of agriculture university.
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