Punjabi singer quits Cong, joins BJP

NEW DELHI: Noted Punjabi folk singer Hans Raj Hans left the Congress and joined the Bharatiya Janta Party, in the presence of party chief Amit Shah at the party headquarters. Once indicted, he called Prime Minister Narendra Modi a "Babbar Sher" and said, "I will fulfil my duty whatever responsibility is given to me." Hans, who was with the Congress, and earlier with the Akali Dal, said he was influenced by several "revolutionary decisions" taken by the PM in the interest of the country and its people. He said that under Amit Shah, the BJP has expanded and its popularity has increased manifold.