Summary:
Lucknow, Jan 25 (PTI) Congress national spokesperson Supriya Shrinate here on Tuesday described as “cowardice” anyone quitting the party to join the BJP, referring to former Union minister R P N Singh, who switched sides on Tuesday.
Singh is the second big exit from the Congress in Uttar Pradesh after Jitin Prasada quit the party last year.
Prasada joined the BJP and later became a minister in the Yogi Adityanath government.
Reacting to Singh joining the BJP, Shrinate said, "The battle, which the Congress is fighting, is a difficult one and it can be fought with courage and bravery.
The Congress is fighting this battle against the BJP government, its arrogance, agency and capitalism." "This is a battle for truth.
Our party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has said this battle cannot be fought with cowardice.