Jitin Prasada meets Yogi, seeks his 'blessings'
June 19, 2021  18:54
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Former Union minister Jitin Prasada, who recently switched from the Congress to the Bharatiya Janata Party, on Saturday met Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in Lucknow and said they discussed issues related to strengthening the organisation.
   
"I met the chief minister and sought his blessings," said Prasada who arrived in his home state Uttar Pradesh for the first time after joining the BJP on June 9.
 
A UP government official termed it as a "courtesy meeting".
 
Prasada said they discussed ways to ensure that the welfare schemes reach the public more effectively and the party organisation is strengthened further "so that the state and the country can be served".
 
On the decision to join the BJP, Prasada said it is the only party where the people are rewarded for their hard work.
 
"There is high enthusiasm among my supporters, and this decision was taken keeping in mind public sentiments.
 
"There is a strong leadership, organisation and a clear-cut direction in the party. The BJP is the only party where policy decisions are made keeping in mind the views and sentiments of the workers and the organisation. It is the only party where on the basis of hardwork people are rewarded," he said.
 
On June 9, Congress leader Jitin Prasada joined the BJP, seen as an attempt by the ruling party to shore up its caste arithmetic for assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh scheduled for early next year.
 
The 47-year-old Prasada, who was a minister in the previous UPA government, comes from a well-known Brahmin family of Uttar Pradesh and was serving as the Congress leader in-charge of West Bengal before joining the BJP. -- PTI
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