Giani Zail Singh’s grandson Inderjeet Singh joins BJP

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, September 13

Inderjeet Singh, grandson of former President Giani Zail Singh, today joined the BJP in the presence of Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri. Immediately after joining the BJP, he raised a question mark over the accident that led to the death of the former President in a road accident in 1994.

A Congress loyalist, Giani Zail Singh served as the President from 1982 to 1987, the five-year period that was marked by events such as Operation Bluestar, assassination of former PM Indira Gandhi and the anti-Sikh riots.

Inderjeet belongs to the Ramgarhia Sikh community, which has a strong presence in several parts of Punjab. Several other members of the community also joined the BJP.

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

“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.

“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…” he said.