Expelled Congress leader Barkha Shukla Singh joins BJP
Expelled Congress leader Barkha Shukla Singh, who was also the former chief of Delhi Commission for Women, on Saturday joined the BJP. Barkha had accused Congress' Delhi unit chief Ajay Maken of "misbehaving" with her and had called party's Vice-President Rahul Gandhi "mentally unfit". Later, she was expelled from Congress for allegedly carrying out anti-party activities.
A day after she was expelled, former Congress leader Barkha Shukla Singh joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday.Singh, a former Chief of the Delhi Commission for Women met BJP's national Vice President and Delhi in-charge Shyam Jaju on Saturday afternoon, an office bearer of Delhi BJP said.Singh was expelled from the Congress on Friday for undertaking anti-party activities.On Thursday she resigned from all party posts raising questions over the leadership of Vice President Rahul Gandhi and Delhi unit chief Ajay Maken.While resigning as chief of DPCC's women wing, Barkha Singh had said: "Rahul Gandhi is unfit to lead the party."