Suspended BSP Leader And Amroha MP Danish Ali Joins Congress Ahead Of Lok Sabha Polls

Last week, he had met Congress president Sonia Gandhi at her 10, Janpath residence.

Danish Ali on Wednesday joined the Congress party ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.

Source : X/@KDanishAli

New Delhi: Lok Sabha MP Danish Ali, who was suspended from the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), joined the Congress party on Wednesday ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, PTI reported.

Last week, he had met Congress President Sonia Gandhi at her 10, Janpath residence.

Ali had also posted a picture of him along with Sonia Gandhi on social media platform X, and dropped a hint about him contesting the upcoming elections from the Amroha seat.

The Lok Sabha MP wrote, “Honoured to get blessings of epitome of sacrifice, Smt Sonia Gandhi for my 2nd Lok Sabha Election from Amroha. Her heart beats for India's poor. It was NAC headed by her that piloted landmark pro-poor & transparency laws like MNREGA, #RTI, Right to Education, Food Security Bill."

Honoured to get blessings of epitome of sacrifice, Smt #SoniaGandhi for my 2nd #LokSabhaElection from #Amroha. Her heart beats for India’s poor. It was NAC headed by her that piloted landmark pro-poor & transparency laws like MNREGA, #RTI, Right to Education, Food Security Bill. pic.twitter.com/AAesBjF2FH

— Kunwar Danish Ali (@KDanishAli) March 14, 2024

In December last year, the Bahujan Samaj Party suspended Danish Ali for “anti-party” activities, with the Amroha MP denying the charge and asserting that he only raised his voice against the BJP-led government’s “anti-people” policies.

In a post in Hindi on X after his suspension from the party, Ali said he was grateful to BSP chief Mayawati for giving him a party ticket and helping him become a member of the Lok Sabha.

“She (Mayawati) also made me the leader of BSP parliamentary party. I always received her immense affection and support. Her decision today is unfortunate. I did all the hard work, worked diligently to strengthen the BSP and never indulged in any kind of anti-party activities,” he said.

“The people of my Amroha area are witness to this. I have definitely opposed the anti-people policies of the BJP-led government and will continue to do so. I also raised my voice against looting by a few crony-capitalists and and will continue to do so. Because this is true public service,” he said.