Wednesday8217;s catch

Congress took in former BJP Rajya Sabha member and media magnate J.K. Jain left in the framewho said it was the responsibility of every ...

March 11, 2004 12:00 AM IST

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Congress took in former BJP Rajya Sabha member and media magnate J.K. Jain left in the framewho said it was the responsibility of every 8216;8216;patriot8217;8217; to defeat the NDA government which has 8216;8216;lost its direction8217;8217;. 8216;8216;I thank Congress president Sonia Gandhi for giving me the opportunity to fight the BJP-led saffron forces,8217;8217; said Jain, owner of Jain TV. Next in line was Pratap Khacheriwal, nephew of Vice-President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat. AICC media department chairperson Ambika Soni, senior party leader Mohsina Kidwai and Natwar Singh welcomed them into the party fold

BJP got Sushmita Banerjee of Kabuliwalar Bangali Bou fame, her autobiographical take on her experiences in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, on Wednesday. She was inducted by West Bengal BJP chief Tathagata Roy. Later, Prabhushankar Agarwal, chairman of Haldiram8217;s, joined the party. . Banerjee said she was not new to the BJP, only 8216;8216;today I have formally joined8217;8217;. In Hazaribagh, Jharkhand Sangharsh Samiti chief Bateswar Prasad Mehta also joined the BJP