Shatrughan Sinha, Veteran Actor and Former BJP MP, Joins Congress Ahead of 2019 Lok Sabha Elections
He took to Twitter to finally bid adieu to BJP, saying that he was groomed in the party with the guidance and blessings of the stalwarts like Late Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Nanaji Deshmukh and LK Advani.
New Delhi, April 6: Veteran actor and rebel Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Shatrughan Sinha on Saturday joined Congress in presence of Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal and Randeep Surjewala in the national capital. The two-time Lok Sabha MP and former Union Minister joined the party a week after meeting Congress president Rahul Gandhi. He took to Twitter to finally bid adieu to his old party- the BJP, saying that he was groomed in the party with the guidance and blessings of the stalwarts like Late Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Nanaji Deshmukh and LK Advani.
In a series of tweets, Sinha said, "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." "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," he added in his tweet. BJP Snubs Shatrughan Sinha Ahead of Lok Sabha Elections 2019, Nominates Ravi Shankar Prasad From Patna Sahib.
Sinha said he is hopeful that the Grand Old National Party which he is stepping into, will provide him with opportunities to serve our people, society and nation in terms of unity, prosperity, progress, development, and glory.
Take a look at his Tweet:
"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 .....Congress party, along with the alliance of Lalu and Tejasvi's RJD. Long live our great India. Jai Hind", Sinha tweeted.
Here's the tweet:
It was in the last week that the 72-year-old had announced his decision to quit the BJP and join the grand old party. According to reports, the Congress is likely to field Sinha from his current constituency Patna Sahib against BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad.
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