BJP rebel leader Shatrughan Sinha joins Congress

New Delhi: Actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha joined the Congress Saturday in the presence of its senior leaders at the party headquarters here.

Congress General Secretary K C Venugopal welcomed Sinha into the party fold and termed him the “best politician who was earlier with the wrong party”.

Sinha represents Bihar’s Patna Sahib seat in the Lok Sabha. He is all set to take on the BJP’s Ravi Shankar Prasad in the constituency.

While joining the grand old party, Sinha lauded Congress president Rahul Gandhi for bringing in NYAY scheme, also known as minimum income guarantee scheme, in the party manifesto. He slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the issue of demonetisation.

Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala, AICC in-charge for party’s Bihar unit Shaktisinh Gohil welcomed Sinha into the party.