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talk of replacing Yogi Aditya- tin Prasad ji in BJP will give
nath. He will lead the party in strength to the party and we are
the UP polls but other chang- sure that with his hard work, he
es are likely, sources have said. will play a major role in the up-
The Chief Minister is expected coming Uttar Pradesh elections
to bring in new ministers in his and strengthen the party,” Bha-
cabinet with caste and regional tia said. The BJP spokesperson
equations in mind, the sources said, “The whole nation knows
say. Another significant addition that, unlike in any other politi-
to the UP government could be cal party, a normal party worker
former bureaucrat AK Sharma, in BJP can also dream and work
known to be among PM Modi’s hard to become the national
trusted aides. president like Amit Shah and
The BJP is eager to mini- JP Nadda and can also hold the
mize the damage done to its highest constitutional posts like
government in UP, which was Narendra Modi Ji.”
seen to be caught unprepared Jitin Prasada meets BJP national president JP Nadda after joining the Taking a jibe at the Con-
by the deadly second surge of party at his residence in New Delhi on Wednesday. (ANI) gress, the BJP leader said, “It a
Covid. Visuals of bodies float- ship which does not know which
ing in the Ganga or buried in direction to go. Only one family
shallow graves caused shock is being heard there. Because of
and anger. The party’s MLAs nepotism and corruption, Con-
and MPs also went public with gress is not on the scene in the
their complaints against their upcoming Uttar Pradesh elec-
own government. tions. The other parties in the
Amid such a situation, the state are not attached to the
BJP played a major card as Ji- common people. BJP is the only
tin Prasada, a former MP from option in the state.”
Uttar Pradesh’s Dhaurahra, “BJP is confident that it will
joined the BJP in the presence form the government in Uttar
of Union Railway Minister Pi- Pradesh under the leadership of
yush Goyal at the party head- Yogi Adityanath in the upcom-
quarters. Speaking on the oc- ing election with a majority,” he
casion, Prasada said, “I have a added.
three-generation connection But senior Congress leader
with Congress, so I took this Kapil Sibal has slammed former
important decision after a lot union minister Jitin Prasada
of deliberation. In the last 8-10 over his decision to join the BJP
years I have felt that if there is and said it shows “we are mov-
one party that is truly national, ing from ‘Aaya Ram Gaya Ram’
it is BJP. Other parties are re- towards “Prasada politics” in
gional but this is the national which “you join that party which
party.” is giving you ‘prasad’ (reward)”.
Prasada started his career Sibal told ANI that there might
with Indian Youth Congress be a reason for Prasada to leave
as a general secretary. He was Congress which he has not dis-
elected to the Lok Sabha in closed but is unable to under-
2004 for the first time. He was Yogi Adityanath inspecting the vaccination campaign at a stadium, stand why the former minister
also a minister in the UPA gov- in Lucknow (ANI) joined the BJP.
ernment at the Centre. “Joining BJP is something
Prasada’s departure is a serting that his inclusion would of Union Railway Minister Pi- I cannot understand. It shows
fresh blow to the Congress par- surely make the BJP stronger in yush Goyal at the party head- we are moving from ‘Aaya Ram
ty after another heavyweight the state. quarters. Gaya Ram’ to ‘Prasada’ politics,
leader of the party Jyotiraditya In a tweet, Adityanath said: Hours after Jitin Prasa- in which where you get ‘prasad’,
Scindia had joined the BJP in “ We welcome Jitin Prasad, who da switched from Congress to you join that party,” he said.
March 2020. has left Congress to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Sibal said he would never
Hours after Jitin Prasa- BJP. His inclusion in the party party spokesperson Gaurav join the BJP even if Congress
da switched from Congress to will definitely strengthen BJP in Bhatia welcomed Prasada to the tells him that they do not need
Bharatiya Janata Party, Uttar Uttar Pradesh.” Earlier in the party asserting that his inclusion his services.
Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi day, Prasada, former MP from would make the BJP stronger in Referring to group of 23
Adityanath on Wednesday wel- Uttar Pradesh’s Dharahura, Uttar Pradesh. leaders who had written to Con-
comed him into the party, as- joined the BJP in the presence “The inclusion of Ji- Continued on next page... >>

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