Chandigarh, May 19
Former Congress leader from Punjab, Sunil Jakhar, is likely to join the BJP in Delhi on Thursday.
Jakhar has been in Delhi since he quit the Congress,
On Facebook LIVE on Saturday, he said “Good luck and goodbye to Congress”. The Congress had last month removed him from all positions for alleged anti-party activities.
Jakhar expressed his displeasure over being served a notice from party leader Tariq Anwar who he said was the person who once called Sonia Gandhi a foreigner.
In his view, he was removed as PPCC chief in July 2021 as he was considered close to Amarinder Singh.
Jakhar had rejected the charges against him and had said his statement was twisted and taken out of context. He had also expressed regret if anybody was hurt by his comments
During his ‘dil ki baat’ Facebook live, Jakhar said the Udaipur meeting was nothing more than fulfilling a formality and should have been a “chinta shivir” instead of a “chintan shivir”, more about ‘worry’ than ‘introspection’.
“You broke (my) heart,” Jakhar said in a no-holds-barred attack.
Stating that Congress governments had always faced allegations of kitchen cabinet and coteries, Jakhar alleged that in his 20 years of active politics “coteries have now turned into gangs”.
“I am saying this with full responsibility,” he said. Offering advice to former president Rahul Gandhi, Jakhar said he should learn to make the distinction between friend and foe. He also asked him to take reins of the party in his hands and stay away from ‘chaploos’ (sycophants).
Sunil Jakhar likely to join BJP today
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