Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 19: Prominent Congress leader, Sonu Kumar along with hundreds of his supporters joined the BJP under the leadership of Rekha Mahajan president BJP Jammu South and Dy Mayor Jammu, Baldev Singh Billawaria here at Shiv Nagar, RS Pura-Jammu South constituency.
Rekha Mahajan, while taking new entrants into party fold said Sonu’s entry into the party will boost the morale of the BJP cadre and help us to take the policies of Government to the grossroot level. She also appreciated the efforts of Sonu Kumar in organizing various social programmes in the last many years. She said that every worker of the party works with the principle of the nation first in mind and the Prime Minister has himself established the highest benchmark of serving the society and the nation selflessly.
Rekha said “The BJP has always acted as a family that respects everybody and cares for everyone”. She said the party has always opened up arms for those who want to serve the nation and society.
Baldev Singh Billawaria, Deputy Mayor Jammu while addressing the public informed that Sonu’s entry into the party fold will boost the morale of the youth. Baldev further said that going by its selfless policies the party is increasing base day by day along the length and breadth of the nation. Deputy Mayor, while welcoming the new entrants, claimed that the people are coming forward in increasing numbers to join the BJP and strengthen the hands of Narendra Modi due to the public-friendly decisions taken by the Prime Minister.
The new entrants said they were driven by the great decision by the Modi Government to revoke the special status to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 which forced them to join the nationalist party.
Sonu said they have got a big relief in the form of the decision which will promise their area a better future.
Kissan Morcha vice president, Harbans Choudhary organised the programme and conducted the proceedings.
Others who were present on occasion included Kunjwani Mandal president , Ranjit Singh, Gadigarh Mandal president, Vijay Sharma, BJP senior leader, Panch Pappi Kumar, Pummy Choudhary, Jyoti Prakash Sharma, Pawan Singh Chib, Joginder Singh, Madan Mohan, Suresh Moten.