Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 9: Vice President of Pradesh Congress Committee & ex-Minister Thakur Puran Singh along with large number of workers joined BJP at a function held at Party headquarters here today.
The function was among others attended by State president BJP & MP, Jugal Kishore Sharma, Leader of BJP Legislative Party, Ashok Khajuria, State spokespersons Sunil Sethi and Balbir Ram Rattan, State secretary Munish Sharma and other leaders. The new entrants were garlanded and offered sweets on the joyous occasion.
Jugal Kishore Sharma, while terming the joining of a grass root leader of such a high stature and imminence as a matter pride for BJP, said that this way Darhal Constituency has become Congress mukht. He said that joining of leaders like Thakur Puran Singh will further strengthened the party and contribute in achieving Mission 44+.
Thakur Puran Singh said State has suffered a lot during the Congress -NC rule in general and Darhal Constituency in particular due to its discriminatory policies. After Narendra Modi taking over as Prime Minister with the slogan of development, good governance and end of dynastic rule, many people have got inspired and decided to be part of the development plank as envisaged by Narendra Modi and his party BJP.
He said that with the onset of dynastic politics and Sonia-Rahul’s strangle -hold on the Congress every grass root worker feels suffocated and disillusioned. He assured the BJP leadership to work whole-heartedly for Party’s victory.
Congress Block president Budhal & Sarpanch Misri Khan, Darhal Constituency general secretary Abdul Rashid Shaheen, Budhal block secretary Kamal Nain, and dozens of other leaders from Budhal also joined BJP along with Thakur Puran Singh.
At another function advocate Mohd. Sayeed Khan, district vice president of National Conference (NC) from Anantnag, who had also contested 2008 Assembly Election from Shangus as NCs candidate, joined BJP here late last night.
He was welcomed into BJP by MP & J&K Prabhari Avinash Rai Khanna, State spokespersons Sunil Sethi and Balbir Ram Rattan and district vice president S. Amrik Singh.
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