Punjab new BJP chief: A day after Sunil Jakhar, former Punjab Congress chief, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the presence of party chief JP Nadda in Delhi, he showered his praises on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and Nadda.
"The kind of confidence shown in me by the party, PM Modi, HM Amit Shah and party president JP Nadda makes it my responsibility to take everyone together so that the flag of BJP flies high and the interests of Punjab are taken care of..," said Jakhar.
"The greater the trust, the greater the responsibility. The background from which I have come and the kind of trust that the party has reposed in me, the bigger the responsibility becomes on me," he added.
Sunil Jakhar is now Punjab BJP chief
Sunil Jakhar joined BJP last year after being snubbed by the Congress and preferring Navjot Singh Sidhu as Punjab chief. A former Lok Sabha member, Jakhar, was removed from all party posts by the Congress disciplinary committee following allegations of anti-party activities by certain Punjab unit leaders against him. Following this he quit Congress. Welcoming Jakhar to the BJP fold, JP Nadda said, "He is an experienced political leader who made a name for himself during his political career. I am confident he will play a big role in strengthening the party in Punjab."
According to sources BJP had even promised Jakhar that he may be nominated to the Rajya Sabha from some other state and hand over the party's responsibility for Punjab.
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