Congress Leader Ghulam Nabi Azad’s Nephew Joins BJP In J&K

Jammu:

Senior Congress chief Ghulam Nabi Azad’s nephew Mubashir Azad joined the BJP on Sunday and mentioned he was “influenced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s developmental works on the floor stage”.

Mubashir Azad, the son of Ghulam Nabi Azad’s youngest brother Liaqat Ali, additionally mentioned his uncle was “disrespected” by the Congress management which damage him and led to him parting methods with the grand outdated get together.

He, nonetheless, claimed that he didn’t talk about the plan to hitch the BJP along with his uncle.

Mubashir Azad and his supporters had been welcomed into the get together fold by Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Ravinder Raina and different senior leaders, together with ex-MLA Daleep Singh Parihar. His becoming a member of the saffron get together was described Raina as a “turning level” that can pave the best way for extra younger activists from the Doda, Kishtwar and Ramban districts of the Chenab Valley area to hitch the get together.

“The BJP is rising quick with the becoming a member of of political leaders from opposition events, social employees from all communities whether or not Hindus, Muslims, Gujjars, Bakarwals and Paharis,” he mentioned.

In April 2009, Azad’s brother Ghulam Ali had additionally joined the BJP.

Mubashir Azad mentioned, “The (Congress) get together is marred in infighting… whereas below the management of Modi the work for the welfare of the folks is happening on the bottom.” “The way in which the Congress handled (Ghulam Nabi) Azad, one of many charismatic leaders of the get together and former chief minister, has damage the emotions of the frequent lots.

“He was praised by the prime minister for his service to the nation however was sidelined by the get together,” Mubashir mentioned.

Azad was a part of the G-23, a gaggle of dissenting Congress leaders who wrote to get together president Sonia Gandhi in August 2020 demanding an organisational overhaul.

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