Former Congress spokesman Rohan Gupta joined the BJP on Thursday. Mr. Gupta slammed the Congress for insulting “Sanatan Dharma” and said he was asked to keep quiet about the Ram Temple ceremony in Ayodhya. He followed another spokesman Gaurav Vallabh who also quit the party and joined the ruling party ahead of the general elections.
Mr. Gupta and some other leaders joined the BJP in the presence of Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri and its national general secretary Vinod Tawde. He had resigned from the Congress last month a day after withdrawing from the electoral race from the Ahmedabad East Lok Sabha seat.
In his resignation letter, he blamed a leader in the communication wing of the party for insulting him. Slamming the Congress, a party he had been associated with for nearly 15 years, Mr. Gupta said it has become directionless and was full of contradictions, leading to loss of credibility. He cited the Congress’ staying away from the Ram temple consecration ceremony, opposition to the CAA and aligning with parties such as AAP to make his point.
