AMN / NEW DELHI
Rejecting Kumar Vishwas claim, Aam Aadmi Party AAP today named a prominent chartered accountant and former president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India N D Gupta, businessman and social activist Sushil Gupta and party functionary Sanjay Singh as three nominees for the Rajya Sabha elections to be held on January 16.
Deputy CM Manish Sisodia announced the names after a meeting of the party’s political affairs committee at CM Arvind Kejriwal residence.
The name of founder member Kumar Vishwas, who has been fancying his chances for a long time, was not even considered.
N D Gupta is considered an expert on GST and has authored several books on accountancy and business
Sushil Gupta is a billionaire who works in the education and health sectors
Elections for the three Rajya Sabha seats are scheduled to take place on January 16
Vishwas took a dig at the APP+ leadership after his name was not included in the list of three Rajya Sabha candidates. “I was punished for speaking the truth. I accept my martyrdom,” he told reporters.
A billionaire who works in education and health sectors, Sushil Gupta claims he is an agriculturist and social activist. In 2013 he contested assembly polls on Congress ticket from Moti Nagar seat and recently resigned from Congress.
According to the 2013 affidavit submitted to the election commission, Sushil Gupta’s total assets were valued at Rs 164 crore. He is also considered close to some of the key AAP functionaries.
ND Gupta is considered a foremost expert on GST and has authored several books on accountancy and business. He is likely to be a shot in the arm for AAP which has been attacking BJP led centre over the implementation of GST.