Bhopal, July 9 (IANS) A week after quitting the Congress, former Madhya Pradesh Congress General Secretary and spokesperson Rakesh Singh Yadav joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday and renewed his attack on the party’s state leadership.

Yadav was inducted into the BJP at the party’s state office in Bhopal by state BJP President Hemant Khandelwal. He later met Chief Minister Mohan Yadav at his official residence.

Khandelwal also announced Yadav’s appointment as the BJP’s state spokesperson.

Yadav had resigned from the Congress last week, alleging that Pradesh Congress President Jitu Patwari and state in-charge Harish Chaudhary had tried to silence him after he questioned the party’s allegations against Chief Minister Mohan Yadav in the Bharat Nyas Trust land allotment controversy.

Speaking after joining the BJP, Yadav claimed the Congress leadership was making allegations against the BJP government without evidence.

He said that when he sought proof to defend the party’s stand during television debates, he was instead served a notice for participating in TV discussions.

He also alleged that Patwari, Leader of Opposition Umang Singhar and Harish Chaudhary were “running the party like brokers” and not allowing workers to express their views freely.

Yadav further alleged that important organisational posts in the Congress were being “sold” and claimed that workers who spoke the truth were sidelined.

“The reality behind the party’s recent organisational building drive is that all key positions are sold off. The party’s mindset is outdated. Congress state President Jitu Patwari, Umang Singhar and Harish Chaudhary are running the party like brokers. The Congress party is not undertaking any work related to the public interest,” Yadav said.

Welcoming him into the BJP, Khandelwal alleged that the Congress suppresses leaders who question the party leadership and makes allegations against the BJP government without facts.

He said Yadav had worked in the Congress for nearly three decades and expressed confidence that his experience would strengthen the BJP.

–IANS

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