Shaheen Bagh Social Activist Shahzad Ali Joins BJP in Presence of Delhi Party President Adesh Gupta

New Delhi, August 16: Shaheen Bagh social activist Shahzad Ali and others joined the BJP on Sunday in the presence of State BJP president Adesh Gupta and leader Shyam Jaju. Speaking to ANI, Shahzad Ali said, "I have joined the BJP to prove wrong those in our community who think that the BJP is our enemy. We'll sit together with them over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) concerns." Also Read | Centre to Assist Jammu And Kashmir Admin to Establish Grievance Portal in Each of 20 Districts, Says Dr Jitendra Singh: Live Breaking News Headlines & Coronavirus Updates on August 16, 2020.

Meanwhile, Delhi BJP president Adesh Gupta said that the party wants to bring all the Muslim brothers in the mainstream of development. "Today hundreds of Muslim brothers have joined the party after realising that there is no discrimination with Muslims and we want to bring them into the mainstream of development. I would like to congratulate all those women who have joined the party after observing the steps Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken in triple talaq matter," Gupta told ANI. Also Read | Maharashtra: Woman Traveler Delivers Baby Girl at Panvel Railway Station's Ladies Waiting Room on Independence Day, Shifted to Hospital Later.

Delhi BJP's Tweet

भाजपा के राष्ट्रीय उपाध्यक्ष व दिल्ली प्रभारी श्री @ShyamSJaju एवं प्रदेश अध्यक्ष श्री @adeshguptabjp की उपस्थिति में शहजाद अली, डॉ मेहरीन, तबस्सुम हुसैन सहित बड़ी संख्या में शाहीन बाग के मुस्लिम भाई-बहन भारतीय जनता पार्टी में शामिल हुए। pic.twitter.com/fCnrtNstQC

— BJP Delhi (@BJP4Delhi) August 16, 2020

BJP leader Shyam Jaju said that every Muslim got to know that nobody has to prove their nationality. "When there was talk about CAA, some political parties tried to mislead Muslim community but now every Muslim of the country has gvascript:void(0);" onclick="shareOpen('https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latestly.com%2Fagency-news%2Findia-news-shaheen-bagh-social-activist-shahzad-ali-joins-bjp-1967239.html&text=Shaheen+Bagh+Social+Activist+Shahzad+Ali+Joins+BJP+in+Presence+of+Delhi+Party+President+Adesh+Gupta&via=latestly', 650, 420);">