Sunil Jakhar joins BJP, says it welcomed him as a result of he had not pursued politics for private good

By PTI

NEW DELHI: Former Punjab Congress President Sunil Jakhar joined the BJP on Thursday within the presence of social gathering chief J P Nadda, days after he give up the grand outdated social gathering.

Welcoming him within the BJP, Nadda mentioned Jakhar had loved a particular stature in Punjab that was unbiased of the Congress social gathering and helped strengthen nationalist forces in Punjab.

“BJP is emerging as the number one nationalist force in Punjab. Hence it is necessary for all leaders having nationalist ideology join the BJP to strengthen the party and for a stronger Punjab,” Nadda mentioned.

Jakhar, a three-term MLA and a former Lok Sabha member from Gurdaspur, grew to become emotional as he recalled the five-decade affiliation of his household with the Congress. “It is not easy to break a relationship with the Congress that spanned three generations, from 1972 till now. We had been with the Congress in good times and bad,” Jakhar mentioned.

Jakhar mentioned the BJP had welcomed him as a result of he had not pursued politics for private good.

Jakhar had give up the Congress final week after lashing out at former Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Twitter, saying that he was “not an asset” as portrayed by the social gathering management.

A former Lok Sabha member, Jakhar was faraway from all social gathering posts by the Congress disciplinary committee following allegations of anti-party actions by sure Punjab unit leaders towards him. He additionally lashed out at veteran Congress chief Ambika Soni for her assertion on the “repercussions of having a Hindu chief minister in Punjab”.

Jakhar additionally held Soni’s assertion as one of many causes for the Congress’ drubbing within the Punjab meeting polls earlier this 12 months.