Journalist-turned-social activist Jarnail Singh, the AAP candidate who has been battling for justice for the Sikh community for many years, had lost all hopes of change till he met Arvind Kejriwal who restored his faith in the system.
"I had completely lost faith in the system but then it was Arvind Kejriwal who restored my faith that people are yearning for change," says Singh, who is contesting from West Delhi in the upcoming Lok sabha elections.
"People are fed up of the Congress and BJP and are looking for an alternative which we have offered to them", he said.
Singh, who came to limelight in 2009 after he tossed a shoe at P Chidambaram protesting against the clean chit given by the CBI to Congress leader HKL Bhagat and a Congress ticket to Sajjan Kumar, says he has no regret for what he had done but admits that he "violated the code of conduct as a journalist".
"I am not apologetic for what I did because after that incident, Congress cancelled its ticket to Sajjan Kumar and Jagdish Tytler. But then yes I admit that I had violated the code of conduct as a journalist," said Singh.
However, 41-year-old Singh feels he has been punished for what he had done as he lost his job and his career as a journalist.
"I have been punished for what I did. I lost my job, my PIB card was taken away, my journalism career got over, but then those people who killed more than 20,000 Sikhs in Delhi alone during this massacre have not yet been punished. They are still roaming free," he said.
A victim of the Anti-sikh riots himself, Singh claimed that the "1984 anti-sikh riot was state sponsored terrorism."
"During that time many Hindu families helped us so it is not like Hindus were against us," he said.
Singh, who is confident of his win from the constituency, says he is not just looking at Sikh votes only as he has not entered the election fray with a political agenda.
Eradication of corruption and communalism, decriminalisation of politics, bringing in the Jan Lokpal and ensuring that there are no riots in future are his topmost priorities
"People are yearning for change and the above factors have affected people and not just Sikhs. People want corruption and communalism to end, they also want Jan Lokpal bill and that is why they will vote for AAP," he said.
Listing out the problems of West Delhi constituency, Singh said water shortage, lack of colleges and hospitals and women security are the major issues in the area.
If elected, Singh says he plans to create a riot-control management like Flood Control and Disaster Management so there are no riots in future.
Sikhs constitute more about 16-18 per cent of the total voters in the West Delhi constituency and can prove to be the decisive factor in this election.
According to sources, Singh, being a Sikh, is being favoured by the voters of the community over BJP's Parvesh Verma, the Jat candidate.
From the start of Anna Hazare's movement, Singh has been an active member of the agitation.
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