Congress Might Soon Lose Status Of Opposition: Sunil Jakhar After Quitting Party
Jakhar’s comment came after seven members of the Congress party including four former ministers switched to the saffron party at the party office in Chandigarh on Saturday.
New Delhi: Sunil Jakhar, who recently quit Congress party to join Bharatiya Janata Party, criticised his former party on Saturday saying that Congress should introspect upon the exit of its experienced leaders, reported news agency ANI.
Jakhar also warned the grand old party that it might soon lose the status of Opposition if it did not work upon its drawbacks.
"Congress should see why such experienced leaders and workers are leaving the party. If they (Congress) can't pledge their allegiance to the country and remove the drawbacks of the party, they might soon lose the status of being an Opposition," he said.
Jakhar’s comment came after seven members of the Congress party including four former ministers switched to the saffron party at the party office in Chandigarh on Saturday.
Former ministers Raj Kumar Verka, Balbir Singh Sidhu, Gurpreet Singh Kangar, and Sundar Sham Arora were among the seven Congress leaders who joined the BJP today.
Apart from the four ministers, Congress leaders Kewal S Dhillon, Kamaljeet S Dhillon and the sitting Mayor of Congress in Mohali, Amarjeet S Sidhu also joined the BJP in Chandigarh today.
Two leaders from Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) — Bibi Mohinder Kaur Josh and Sarup Chand Singla — also joined the saffron party today.
Recently on Thursday, Former Congress leader Hardik Patel, who quit the Congress last month, joined the BJP- months ahead of the Assembly elections in Gujarat, while the Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) retired colonel Ajay Kothiyal had also joined the party in Uttarakhand on May 24.
Jakhar, who was the chief of Congress' Punjab unit, joined the BJP on May 19.
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