By means of PTI
AHMEDABAD: Former Gujarat minister Jaynarayan Vyas, the face of the Gujarat executive in TV debates when Narendra Modi was once the manager minister, on Monday joined the Congress.
On his determination to surrender the BJP after over 3 a long time, the previous spokesperson of the Gujarat executive mentioned, “I noticed a big banyan tree increasing there. And not anything grows underneath the banyan tree.”
Vyas, who surrender the BJP previous this month, joined the Congress in presence of its president Mallikarjun Kharge, who inducted the 75-year-old into the celebration.
Rajasthan Leader Minister and Congress veteran Ashok Gehlot welcomed Vyas into the celebration fold.
His son Samir Vyas additionally joined the Congress.
Addressing the media, Vyas lauded Rahul Gandhi and the Congress for the celebration’s inside democracy.
An alumnus of the Indian Institute of Era Bombay, Vyas served because the minister of well being and circle of relatives welfare within the Gujarat BJP executive between 2007 and 2012 when Narendra Modi was once the manager minister.
He was once defeated within the next Meeting elections in 2012 and 2017.
Relating to the BJP’s determination to exchange Gujarat leader ministers over the previous few years and to switch all the cupboard in 2021, Jaynarayan Vyas claimed it was once now not within the passion of the state.
“If Gujarat is administered via leaders who don’t care even if got rid of from the ministry, then this isn’t within the passion of Gujarat. Those that care concerning the passion of Gujarat will have to talk up,” he mentioned.
The previous minister mentioned he has adopted the Bharat Jodo Yatra and Rahul Gandhi is a pace-setter now not handiest of the Congress however everyone “who thinks of himself as an Indian and believes in democracy.”
He additionally lauded the Congress over its inside procedure to make a choice its president.
“I felt this celebration does now not say issues retaining an individual on the centre, however the place even the presidents are decided on (via a democratic procedure) and just one title isn’t used for the publish. Simplest the Congress functionaries make a decision who will have to be the chief, and no exterior issue just like the Sangh is concerned,” he mentioned.
Vyas expressed his dedication in opposition to the nationwide passion, and mentioned he’s going to satisfy no matter obligations the celebration offers him.
Relating to the BJP’s narrative across the Narmada dam venture, he mentioned the “basis of all large and small irrigation schemes have been laid prior to 1960. The narrative across the Narmada scheme is a lie, and a lie instructed again and again turns into a reality,” he mentioned.
He mentioned 75 consistent with cent of the concrete paintings of the dam together with the root — maximum paintings went into the root — began throughout the tenure of (then Congress leader minister) Amarsinh Chaudhary and (Congress chief) Sanat Mehta,” he mentioned.
Congress top ministers Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi performed vital roles within the growth of the Narmada scheme, he added.
AHMEDABAD: Former Gujarat minister Jaynarayan Vyas, the face of the Gujarat executive in TV debates when Narendra Modi was once the manager minister, on Monday joined the Congress.
On his determination to surrender the BJP after over 3 a long time, the previous spokesperson of the Gujarat executive mentioned, “I noticed a big banyan tree increasing there. And not anything grows underneath the banyan tree.”
Vyas, who surrender the BJP previous this month, joined the Congress in presence of its president Mallikarjun Kharge, who inducted the 75-year-old into the celebration.
Rajasthan Leader Minister and Congress veteran Ashok Gehlot welcomed Vyas into the celebration fold.
His son Samir Vyas additionally joined the Congress.
Addressing the media, Vyas lauded Rahul Gandhi and the Congress for the celebration’s inside democracy.
An alumnus of the Indian Institute of Era Bombay, Vyas served because the minister of well being and circle of relatives welfare within the Gujarat BJP executive between 2007 and 2012 when Narendra Modi was once the manager minister.
He was once defeated within the next Meeting elections in 2012 and 2017.
Relating to the BJP’s determination to exchange Gujarat leader ministers over the previous few years and to switch all the cupboard in 2021, Jaynarayan Vyas claimed it was once now not within the passion of the state.
“If Gujarat is administered via leaders who don’t care even if got rid of from the ministry, then this isn’t within the passion of Gujarat. Those that care concerning the passion of Gujarat will have to talk up,” he mentioned.
The previous minister mentioned he has adopted the Bharat Jodo Yatra and Rahul Gandhi is a pace-setter now not handiest of the Congress however everyone “who thinks of himself as an Indian and believes in democracy.”
He additionally lauded the Congress over its inside procedure to make a choice its president.
“I felt this celebration does now not say issues retaining an individual on the centre, however the place even the presidents are decided on (via a democratic procedure) and just one title isn’t used for the publish. Simplest the Congress functionaries make a decision who will have to be the chief, and no exterior issue just like the Sangh is concerned,” he mentioned.
Vyas expressed his dedication in opposition to the nationwide passion, and mentioned he’s going to satisfy no matter obligations the celebration offers him.
Relating to the BJP’s narrative across the Narmada dam venture, he mentioned the “basis of all large and small irrigation schemes have been laid prior to 1960. The narrative across the Narmada scheme is a lie, and a lie instructed again and again turns into a reality,” he mentioned.
He mentioned 75 consistent with cent of the concrete paintings of the dam together with the root — maximum paintings went into the root — began throughout the tenure of (then Congress leader minister) Amarsinh Chaudhary and (Congress chief) Sanat Mehta,” he mentioned.
Congress top ministers Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi performed vital roles within the growth of the Narmada scheme, he added.