Sunil Jakhar joins BJP after quitting Cong

Former Punjab Congress chief Sunil Jakhar joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. The induction into the saffron fold took place less than a week after he resigned from the grand old party. After joining the saffron party, Jakhar said, "Three generations of my family served the Congress party over the last 50 years. Today, I have broken the 50-year-old tie with Congress over issues of nationalism, unity and brotherhood in Punjab. “I'm fighting for Punjab's brotherhood. The work which bullets of AK-47 were not able to do, they (Congress) did it with their tongue that person from a particular community can't be elected (as CM). They not only insulted Hindu brotherhood but also Sikh brotherhood,” he added.