Punjab: Former minister Manpreet Badal joins BJP, says Congress encouraging factionalism within the state

Hours after resigning from the Congress, Punjab chief Manpreet Singh Badal joined the Bharatiya Janata Party within the presence of Union minister Piyush Goel and BJP normal secretary Tarun Chugh on Wednesday.

Manpreet Singh Badal earlier on Wednesday resigned from the first membership of the Congress occasion and alleged that the Punjab unit of the Congress supported “factionalism.” Nephew of SAD patriarch Parkash Singh Badal, Manpreet began his political profession in 1995 by profitable the Gidderbaha bye-election.

In his nearly three-decade-long political profession, it’s the fourth occasion Manpreet joins. He had variations with Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring.

Manpreet Badal whereas addressing the media stated, “It’s a saying in Punjabi that ‘main aaya bjp office mein aapne mujhe hatho pe nahi aankho pe bitha lia’. I have been in politics for 30 years. A few days ago I met a tiger who was HM of India, he told me that Punjab has been attacked 400 times. His statement that ‘we will do everything for Punjab’ touched me and I am always concerned for Punjab and the future of Punjab.”

In a letter addressed to Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, Manpreet Badal wrote {that a} coterie of males in Delhi is working the affairs in Punjab and this has solely elevated factionalism.

Manpreet wrote that the way in which the Congress occasion has carried out its affairs and brought choices, particularly with regard to Punjab, has been disappointing.

BJP is consistently giving shocks to the Congress occasion in Punjab. About a dozen Congress leaders together with Captain Amarinder Singh, and Sunil Jakhar had joined BJP. Now one other massive blow has been given within the type of Manpreet Badal quitting the Congress.

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