New Delhi:
A day after Congress leader RPN Singh joined the BJP, his former party colleague Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday took a dig at the ruling party with a rhyme and a quip on the BJP’s catchphrase of ‘Congress-mukt Bharat‘ (Congress-free India), saying it was now “Congress-yukt BJP” (Congress-powered BJP).
Just weeks ahead of Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, Mr Singh quit the Congress party on Tuesday and joined the BJP, in the latest setback for the grand old party.
A union minister during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s second term, the 57-year-old leader joined the BJP at the party headquarters, evoking a sharp reaction from Congress leaders, including its spokesperson Supriya Shrinate, who called him a “coward”.
