Former President Giani Zail Singh's grandson Inderjeet Singh joins BJP

New Delhi, September 13

Inderjeet Singh, the grandson of former President Of India Giani Zail Singh, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party at the party’s headquarters in New Delhi, the party said.

Welcoming him, BJP general secretary and Punjab unit in-charge Dushyant Gautam said this showed that the party holds a special place in the hearts of the people in Punjab.

After joining the BJP at its headquarters here, Inderjeet Singh said he has fulfilled his grandfather’s wishes.

“The Congress did not behave properly with my grandfather. I campaigned for the BJP during the Madan Lal Khurrana days in Delhi. My grandfather wanted me to join the BJP. He had introduced me to late Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Lal Krishna Advani,” he said.

Singh hails from the Ramgarhia Sikh community which comes under the OBC (Other Backward Classes) category.

The community has a substantial presence in Doaba and Majha belts of Punjab. — PTI

Former President Giani Zail Singh's grandson Inderjeet Singh joins BJP
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