Kanhaiya Kumar, former president of JNU Students’ Union, on Tuesday joined the Congress celebration within the presence of Rahul Gandhi.
Gujarat’s Dalit chief and unbiased MLA Jignesh Mevani additionally prolonged his assist to the celebration. He stated he couldn’t formally be a part of the celebration as a result of “technical reasons”.
“I couldn’t formally be a part of the Congress as a result of technical causes. I’m an unbiased MLA, if I be a part of any celebration, I can’t proceed as MLA. I’m ideologically a part of Congress, will struggle the upcoming Gujarat elections with Congress image.
Earlier within the day, the 2 met former celebration president Rahul Gandhi.
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– Congress (@INCIndia) September 28, 2021
“I’m becoming a member of Congress as a result of it isn’t only a celebration, it’s an concept. It is the oldest and most democratic celebration of the nation, and I’m insisting on ‘democratic’… not solely me, many individuals assume that the nation can’t dwell with out Congress…” Kumar joined Congress. After being quoted as saying by ANI.
Kanhaiya, 34, is the previous president of the JNU Students’ Union, who garnered nationwide consideration with speeches in opposition to the Narendra Modi authorities, after which unsuccessfully tried his hand at electoral politics as a CPI candidate.
Kanhaiya Kumar with Congress chief Rahul Gandhi. (Source: INC)
Whereas, Dalit chief Mevani first emerged as a younger face difficult the BJP’s dominance in Gujarat in the course of the 2017 meeting elections together with Hardik and Alpesh Thakor. The 41-year-old, who gained from the reserved Vadgam meeting seat in north Gujarat in 2017, had stated in a quick assertion: “On September 28, I will join the Indian National Congress along with Kanhaiya Kumar. Till then I have nothing more to say.”
Wealth Rahul Gandhi with Mr. #KanhaiyaKumar and Gujarat MLA Mr. @ jigneshmevani80 at Shaheed-E-Azam Bhagat Singh Park, ITO, Delhi. pic.twitter.com/POlyraX8Wo
– Congress (@INCIndia) September 28, 2021
Sources near Kanhaiya Kumar had earlier stated that he was feeling suffocated within the CPI. He additionally met Rahul Gandhi earlier this month.
Congress sources stated the celebration believes that the entry of Kanhaiya Kumar and Mevani will give it a lift, at the very least when it comes to optics, as a narrative in regards to the celebration within the final two years has been that of younger leaders. Among them can be Jyotiraditya Scindia. , Sushmita Dev, Jitin Prasad and Priyanka Chaturvedi – leaving the celebration.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
