Akali leaders Naresh Kataria, Babbu Ghuman, several others join Punjab Congress
5 Dariya News
New Delhi 01-Dec-2016
Akali MLA Naresh Kataria, along with several other party leaders and supporters including Babbu Ghuman, on Thursday joined the Congress, expressing total disillusionment the Shiromani Akali Dal and faith in the Congress.Welcoming the new joinees into the party fold here, Captain Amarinder said the exodus from the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and other parties, including the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), would continue and many more disgruntled leaders and workers of these parties would join the Congress in the weeks ahead, especially after the imposition of the Code of Conduct.He said the Congress would be further strengthened with the joining of Kataria and other Akali leaders and supporters.Kataria had left the Congress to join SAD in 2012, and decided to return to the Congress fold following his total disillusionment with the Akali policies and ideology.Jagmohan Singh `Babbu’ Ghuman, SAD ex-circle president Dasuya, was also among those who joined the Congress, giving the party a major boost in the Dasuya region, where he has a strong hold.Others who joined the Punjab Congress on the occasion included District President YAD Hoshiarpur (Urban & Rural) Karambir Singh Ghuman, Chairman PADB Bank Dasuya Karandip Singh Sian, three Directors of PADB Bank Dasuya, seven Dasuya Municipal Councillors, six Block Samiti Members, all SAD Circle President YAD Dasuya, 50 Sarpanches and 30 Nambardars.