New Delhi: In a giant setback for the Congress occasion, Tajinder Singh Bittu, the AICC Secretary-in-Cost of Himachal Pradesh, resigned from the first membership of the occasion and joined BJP on Saturday. Bittu, who’s believed to be an in depth aide of Congress common secretary Priyanka Gandhi, joined the saffron occasion within the presence of Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and BJP common secretary Vinod Tawde on the BJP headquarters in Delhi. Talking to reporters after his induction into the saffron occasion, Bittu mentioned, “The Congress occasion has deviated from the problems” and that he joined the BJP for the betterment of Punjab. “I’ve spent nearly 35 years within the Congress Occasion, and right this moment I really feel that the Congress Occasion has deviated from the problems. I don’t wish to converse towards anybody. For the betterment of Punjab, I joined the BJP,” Bittu advised ANI.
#WATCH | Delhi: After becoming a member of BJP, Tajinder Singh Bittu says, “I’ve spent nearly 35 years within the Congress occasion and right this moment I really feel that the Congress Occasion has deviated from the problems. I don’t wish to converse towards anybody. For the betterment of Punjab, I joined BJP…”
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— ANI (@ANI) April 20, 2024
Bittu additionally shared his resignation letter in a Fb put up with the caption, “With a heavy coronary heart, after 35 years, I resign from the Congress occasion.” Welcoming Bittu into the BJP fold, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw mentioned that his induction will additional strengthen the occasion.
“The quantity of labor completed within the final 10 years is greater than the work completed prior to now 60 years. PM Modi is presenting a brand new mannequin of growth in varied sectors of each state. Whether or not its the railway sector, communication, highways, or textiles, in every sector transformation is seen. By seeing these transformations and developments, individuals have began feeling assured. I welcome Tajinder Singh Bittu ji to the occasion,” Vaishnaw mentioned.
Talking on his flip, Vinod Tawde hit out on the Congress authorities in Karnataka over the killing of Neha Hiremath, daughter of Congress Corporator Niranjan Hiremath. “Neha Hiremath’s father, who’s the Corporator of the Congress occasion, alleged that it’s a matter of ‘love jihad’, however the Congress occasion says that it’s a ‘love affair.’ It doesn’t matter what the reason being, crime has occurred. However the state authorities shouldn’t be taking applicable motion within the matter. Their slogan means to guard the vote financial institution relatively than the ladies of the state,” he mentioned.
Tajinder Singh Bittu’s transfer to give up Congress and be part of the BJP comes at a vital time when the Lok Sabha elections are being held throughout the nation. Bittu’s exit marks one other setback for the Congress occasion, which has witnessed an exodus of massive leaders in the previous few weeks.
Reacting to his exit, Himachal Pradesh Congress chief Pratibha Singh mentioned, “The excessive command has to resolve why he went out of the occasion, what was resentment? I haven’t got a lot data about it. One other co-incharge can be positioned…”
#WATCH | Shimla, Himachal Pradesh: On Tajinder Singh Bittu’s resignation from the Congress occasion, Himachal Pradesh Congress chief Pratibha Singh says, “The excessive command has to resolve why he went out of the occasion, what was resentment? I haven’t got a lot data about it. One other… pic.twitter.com/sJZx3p6lMC
— ANI (@ANI) April 20, 2024
Current Exits In Congress
Congress has seen a number of high-profile exits in current occasions with occasion spokesperson Rohan Gupta resigning from the occasion in March, citing “harassment and character assassination” by occasion leaders. Importantly, Rohan Gupta was declared as The Congress candidate from Ahmedabad East constituency. Earlier, one other occasion spokesperson Gourav Vallabh and Olympic medallist and boxer Vijender Singh give up the Congress.
Senior Congress chief from Mumbai Sanjay Nirupam too give up the occasion despite the fact that the occasion mentioned he was expelled for “anti-party” actions.
