Suspended BJP leader Kirti Azad joins Congress
Kirti Azad was supposed to join the Congress last week, but that was postponed after the terrorist attack in Pulwama, in which 40 CRPF jawans were martyred.
In Short
- Kirti Azad is a former India cricketer
- He's the MP from Darbangha, Bihar
- He was suspended from BJP for anti-party activities
Suspended BJP leader Kirti Azad joined the Congress party on Monday.
He made the announcement on Twitter and said he felicitated Congress president Rahul Gandhi in the traditional Mithila style.
@RahulGandhi , ,
Today in front of Shri Rahul Gandhi I joined the Congress I felicitated him in traditional Mithila style pic.twitter.com/B9DQwCM207 Kirti Azad (@KirtiAzadMP) February 18, 2019
Kirti Azad was supposed to join the Congress last week, but that was postponed after the terrorist attack in Pulwama, in which 40 CRPF jawans were martyred.
"Met Rahul Gandhi ji," Kirti Azad had tweeted. "It was rightly decided that in a mark of respect to the martyred soldiers of Pulwama my joining the Congress will now take place on February 18."
"We will be in a state of mourning for 3 days; [the] country is bigger than a person or party and soldiers are supreme," he said.
Met @RahulGandhi ji it was rightly decided that in mark of respect to the martyred soldiers of Pulwama my joining the @INCIndia will now take place on 18th February we will be in state of mourning for 3 days country is bigger than a person or party and soldiers are supreme Ameen Kirti Azad (@KirtiAzadMP) February 15, 2019
Kirti Azad is a former India cricketer and the MP from Darbangha in Bihar.
He was suspended from the BJP for anti-party activities.
IN A NUTSHELL: Former BJP leader Kirti Azad, who was suspended from the saffron party, has joined the Congress in the presence of Rahul Gandhi.