New Delhi, Jan 16: Manpreet Badal, the estranged nephew of Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, on Friday joined Congress and merged his outfit, People’s Party of Punjab, (PPP) with it after meeting Rahul Gandhi.
Making the announcement at a press conference here, AICC general secretary and in-charge of Punjab Congress affairs, Shakeel Ahmed, said, “We are happy that PPP under Manpreet Singh Badal has merged with Congress.”
Manpreet, who was the state Finance Minister in 2010, quit the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal after differences cropped up between him and his uncle Parkash Singh Badal and cousin Sukhbir Singh Badal.
He said that Congress is “the right platform” for PPP’s agenda, which is the growth of Punjab.
