Former BJP minister Anil Joshi joins Congress
Bhupesh Baghel said that the campaign will pass through all the districts to create awareness among the masses.
Speaking on the occasion, Anil Joshi thanked the Congress leadership for providing him a chance to serve the party. (Source: FB) 
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Former minister in the SAD-BJP government Anil Joshi who quit BJP and joined Shiromani Akali Dal joined Congress here Wednesday.
Congress general secretary in-charge in Punjab and former Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Bhagel, PPCC president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, CLP leader Partap Singh Bajwa and others welcomed Joshi to the party fold and said that his joining will strengthen the Congress. Noted civil society activist Deepak Lamba also joined the Congress Wednesday.
Speaking on the occasion, Anil Joshi thanked the Congress leadership for providing him a chance to serve the party. He said that under the current circumstances he was of the firm belief that only the Congress can lead Punjab on to the path of progress and development.
Addressing a press conference, Bhagel said that the party strongly condemned the BJP leader for threatening Gandhi and demanded enhanced security for him. He added that the BJP had been completely exposed after the revelations made by Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi with foolproof evidence. He said that the BJP was feeling so much desperate and frustrated now that one of its spokespersons had openly threatened to shoot him (Gandhi) in the chest.
About Joshi and Lamba joining the Congress, he said, it will further strengthen the party in the state, which was already on ascendancy.
Speaking on the occasion, Warring said that the party will get, at least, 15 lakh signatures from Punjab till October 10, against the vote-theft. Welcoming Joshi and Lamba into the party, he said that the people of Punjab were eagerly waiting to get rid of the AAP government as they have realised that the party has destroyed Punjab in all ways.
Bajwa said that there is a general feeling among people of Punjab that only the Congress can redeem and retrieve the state from the mess the AAP has pushed it into. He added that not only the leaders from other political parties were joining the Congress, but members of the civil society, intellectuals and thought leaders were also looking forward to Congress with great hope and great expectations.
Referring to the vote theft, he said, had there been fair elections in 2024, the BJP would not have got more than 160 seats.
Meanwhile, the Congress Wednesday launched a signature campaign against the ‘vote-chori’ (vote theft) as part of the nationwide campaign under which 5 crore signatures will be submitted to the Election Commission of India on October 15. 15 lakh signatures will be submitted from Punjab.
Baghel said that the campaign will pass through all the districts to create awareness among the masses.
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