Vibhakar Shastri, Grandson of EX-PM Lal Bahadur Shastri Joins BJP Quitting Congress

New Delhi: Vibhakar Shastri, the grandson of former PM Lal Bahadur Shastri, resigned from the Congress on Wednesday and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the presence of Uttar Pradesh deputy CM Brajesh Pathak.

In a post declaring his resignation from the Congress, he wrote, “Hon’ble Congress President Shri Mallikarjun Kharge. Respected Sir, I hereby tender my resignation from the primary membership of Indian National Congress.” he wrote on X, an hour ahead of joining the BJP.

Praising PM Modi and taunting the Congress, Vibhakar Shastri said, he said he would be able to serve the former prime minister’s dream of Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan under Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

In the recent past, Vibhakar Shastri spoke against Nehru’s legacy and criticized the first prime minister’s policies. He attributed the country’s current problems to the Congress government’s alleged mistakes.