Former BSP Councillor Jannat Jahan Joins Congress Manish Tewari Extends a Helping Hand to Bansal

By Samachar Vishesh News

Chandigarh 19^th April:- The election campaign of Congress Lok Sabha candidate from Chandigarh Pawan Kumar Bansal received a big boost on Thursday when influential ex-Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leaders Jannat Jahan and Anwar-ul-Haq joined the party, even as senior party leader Manish Tewari, who was a contender for the party ticket from Chandigarh, extended his full support to Bansal and cricketer-turned-politician Mohammad Azharuddin batted for him.

Speaking at the joining ceremony organised at Congress Bhawan on Thursday, Jannat Jahan said she had been inspired by the new look pro-poor, pro-minorities manifesto released by Congress President Rahul Gandhi. She said Bansal was always winning this election, but with her entry the margin of victory will increase.

Former Union Minister and National Spokesperson of the party Manish Tewari, who is now the Congress Lok Sabha candidate from Anandpur Sahib constituency, said once the party had decided on the candidate, all other contenders were in the election campaign together. He said he and his supporters will fully support Mr Bansal to the best of their abilities.

Former Indian cricket captain Mohammad Azharuddin while wishing Jannat Jahan and Anwar-ul-Haz all the best in their new innings, in a lighter vein said “They had come from playing on a “kachchi pitch” to and “acchhi pitch.”

Bansal welcomed the minority community leaders into the party fold and said with their entry the party’s campaign in Chandigarh will get a big boost.

Among others present were Punjab Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, Punjab Congress MLA Kuljit Singh Nagra, Chandigarh Congress President Pardeep Chhabra and senior leaders Subhash Chawla, Devinder Singh Babla, Harmohinder Singh Lucky and Gurpreet Singh Gabi.