Akali leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa joins BJP
The Hindu
Sirsa, also the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee chief, was a strong supporter of the farmers' protests against the three contentious farm laws
Shiromani Akali Dal leader and Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee chief Manjinder Singh Sirsa joined the BJP here on Wednesday in the presence of Union ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and Gajendra Singh Shekhawat.
Mr Shekhawat, who is the BJP's in-charge for the upcoming Punjab assembly polls, said Mr Sirsa's induction into the party will definitely be helpful for it in the state elections, expected to be held early next year.
Mr Sirsa has been a prominent face of the Akali Dal in the national capital and was a strong supporter of the farmers' protests against the three contentious farm laws.