Congress chief, over 200 Muslim youths be part of BJP in Bharuch

Congress’s Vagra taluka basic secretary Imran Bhatti joined the BJP with greater than 200 supporters, all Muslims youths, in Bharuch district Tuesday. BJP legislator Arunsinh Rana and occasion’s district unit president Marutisinh Atodariya welcomed the newcomers, most of whom are residents of Vasti Khandali and Chanchvel villages, sources mentioned.
The BJP had received from the Vagra Assembly seat, whereas the taluka panchayat went to the occasion not too long ago after an elected Congress consultant defected to the previous.

Bhatti (29), who earlier received the Youth Congress election, has been the Congress’s basic secretary from the Vagra Assembly constituency since 2016. A 2015 district-level karate champion, Bhatti had received the state championship in 2016 and the nationwide championship in 2017. In 2018, he received a global championship within the 100-kilogramme class at an occasion held in Dubai.
On Wednesday, Bhatti mentioned he joined the BJP because it doesn’t consider in any caste, creed, or faith. “I want to work for my community and my people, so I have joined the party… Congress leaders portray the BJP as an anti-Muslim party and create fear among the community, but I have not seen any such thing among the BJP leaders in Bharuch and Vagra,” he added.
Bhatti additionally thanked the BJP for supporting him in the course of the national- and international-level championships.

BJP MLA from Vagra seat Arunsinh Rana mentioned this was for the primary time that such a lot of Muslim youths had joined the BJP in Vagra. “We welcome them… I have faith that educated Muslim youths joining our party will only make the BJP stronger,” he mentioned.
Welcoming the Congress supporters into the occasion fold, Bharuch district BJP president Marutisinh Atodariya mentioned, “Vagra has given the best example to the country that BJP does not believe in any caste, creed, or religion.”