Former President Giani Zail Singh's grandson Inderjeet Singh joins BJP

Vibha Sharma
Tribune News Service
New Delhi, September 13

Inderjeet Singh, grandson of the former President Giani Zail Singh, today joined the BJP in the presence of Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri. Immediately after joining the saffron party, he dropped a political bombshell, raising questions over the accident that led to the death of the former President in a road accident in 1994.

A Congress loyalist, Zail Singh served as the President from 1982 to 1987, the five-year period that was marked by events like Operation Blue Star, the assassination of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, and the anti-Sikh riots

Inderjeet Singh belongs to the Ramgarhia Sikh community which has a strong presence in several parts of poll-bound Punjab. Several other members of the community also joined the BJP along with Inderjeet Singh.

Stating that he was “fulfilling the wishes of his grandfather by joining the BJP,” Singh claimed that the Congress “did not behave well” with his grandfather.

 “My grandfather wanted me to be in the BJP. We all know what the Congress did to him...how he was treated by that party even after the loyalty shown by him. He was unhappy over the way he was treated and wanted me to join the BJP and also introduced me to top leaders like Atal Bihari Vajpayee and LK Advani. I also campaigned for the BJP during the Madan Lal Khurana days in Delhi.

“He was preparing me (for a political career) and then the accident happened, don’t know whether it was an accident or the accident was orchestrated..... that we will talk about later. Then there was no one to guide me and I went to Punjab,” he said, speaking to the media after joining the BJP at the party's Delhi headquarters

Beginning and ending his statement to the media by paying obeisance to Lord Vishkarma, Inderjeet Singh said he had been bringing together the ‘Vishkarma samaj’ and also thanked Haryana leader Ramchander Jangra for connecting him with the BJP 

Welcoming Singh, Puri said the BJP will benefit from his social work and that he can help spread the message regarding welfare policies of the Narendra Modi government that have not been implemented by the Punjab Government Puri also said that he, along with union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat Meenakshi Lekhi and national spokesperson RP Singh, “will take guidance from Inderjeet Singh over what needs to be done” in Punjab  

Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat is in charge of Punjab along with Puri, Lekhi and Lok Sabha MP Vinod Chavda. General Secretary in charge of the state, Dushyant Gautam, said his joining shows the “special place and affection” the BJP and Prime Minister Modi have in the hearts of the people of Punjab.

Shri Inderjeet Singh, grandson of former President Of India Giani Zail Singh joins BJP at party headquarters in New Delhi. https://t.co/Fj54Wek10X

— BJP (@BJP4India) September 13, 2021

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