Tribune News Service
New Delhi, October 27
Subash Mehria, former minister of rural development in the NDA government led by Atal Bihari Vajpayee, today joined the Congress in Rajasthan along with over 400 supporters. Mehria, a Jat leader, formally entered the Congress in Delhi along with Hari Singh, another veteran Jat leader from Rajasthan.
Mehria has thrice represented Sikar in the Lok Sabha on the BJP ticket. He has left citing differences with Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje Scindia, saying: “This is homecoming for me. My father was a Congress man.”
Rajasthan Congress chief Sachin Pilot and AICC media head Randeep Surjewala were present at the joining here. Former Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot was conspicuous by his absence, with leaders privately saying the joining was a handiwork of the anti-Gehlot camp. Rajasthan is 22 months away from polls.
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