New Delhi: Jyotiraditya Scindia joined the Bharatiya Janata Party today at the party’s headquarters in the presence of chief JP Nadda. After quitting from Congress, the Madhya Pradesh government is on the verge of collapse.
At a press conference, Scindia thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah for giving him a place in their family.
Scindia recollected his father Madhavrao Scindia’s dedication for the development of the country.
“My father tried to work for the country and the state when he was in Congress. But the situation that has been created today, I am not able to fulfil my target of working for the country. Today’s Congress is not the same as it used to be,” he said.
He accused the Congress party for not giving chance to undertake leadership role.
“Today’s Congress party ignores the reality, there is inertia and many people are not given a chance to take leadership role. The situation is same across the country, but in Madhya Pradesh, the dreams that we saw together have been shattered.”
Scindia targeted Congress for not fulfilling its promise made to farmers in Madhya Pradesh and lack of employment opportunities in the state.
“A promise was made to waive farmers’ loans within 10 days of coming to power. But it hasn’t been done even after 18 months. No employment generation happened during this period.”
“Transfer racket and sand mafia are operational in Madhya Pradesh. So, I took this decision to be a part of this country’s progress. The country gave huge mandate to the BJP, not once but twice. PM Modi has tremendous ability to work for the benefit of the country, the way he works, the reforms that he brought in different sectors are commendable.”
Soon after meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the disgruntled Madhya Pradesh Congress leader tendered his resignation on Tuesday to party president Sonia Gandhi saying it was time for him to move on.
(Inputs from HT)
