Shatrughan Sinha joins Congress, says BJP progressing towards ‘dictatorship’
Shatrughan Sinha.
New Delhi: Former senior BJP leader and Union Cabinet minister in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government Shatrughan Sinha formally joined the Congress, on Saturday. While joining the grand old party, he said there was no progress in the Bharatiya Janata Party except “the rise of dictatorship”.
After joining the Congress, Sinha addressed the media and said “The BJP has kicked out all the good people with humble intentions … Everyone is scared of (Narendra) Modi in the party. Even the MPs are scared of the prime minister. There was no development in secularism or in the actions BJP.”
A week ago, the actor-turned-politician had met the Congress president, Rahul Gandhi, where it became clear that Sinha was quitting the BJP and joining the Congress.
Earlier in the day, Sinha tweeted that he was leaving the BJP with a “heavy heart and immense pain”. He said he didn’t hold any grudges for anyone in the BJP as the party was like his family adding that he was hopeful that the congress would provide him with opportunities to serve the people, society and nation “in terms of unity, prosperity, progress, development, and glory.”
It's with a heavy heart and immense pain that I finally bid adieu to my old party, for reasons best known to all of us, on 6th April, which also happens to be the Sansthapna Diwas of BJP.
— Shatrughan Sinha (@ShatruganSinha) April 6, 2019
I don't hold any ill will for our people as they were like my family and I was groomed in
this party with the guidance and blessings of the stalwarts like Bharat Ratna Nanaji Deshmukh, late and great PM #atalbiharivajpayee and of course, our friend philosopher, ultimate leader, guru & guide, Sri. L.K #Advani. I would like to include some of those who've not lived up
— Shatrughan Sinha (@ShatruganSinha) April 6, 2019
to the expectations, to those who are responsible for the injustice and for turning Lok Shahi into Tana Shahi. I forgive and forget at this juncture. The differences I have with some of the present people and policies of the party, leave me with no option but to part ways with it
— Shatrughan Sinha (@ShatruganSinha) April 6, 2019
. I'm hopeful that the Grand Old National Party which I'm stepping into, will provide me with opportunities to serve our people, society and nation in terms of unity, prosperity, progress, development, and glory. This is a party of great nation builders and luminaries like
— Shatrughan Sinha (@ShatruganSinha) April 6, 2019
Mahatma Gandhi, Nehru, Patel and many others.
— Shatrughan Sinha (@ShatruganSinha) April 6, 2019
Under the present President of Congress the very dynamic, able, tried, tested and successful face of today and tomorrow's India, @RahulGandhi, I hope, wish and pray that I'm heading into a better direction. Long live democracy and the
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