Gourav Vallabh joins BJP hours after resigning from Congress: 'Can't raise anti-Sanatan slogans'

Gourav Vallabh said he was “not feeling comfortable” with the “directionless” way the Congress was moving. Gourav Vallabh joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday, hours after resigning from the Congress, saying he can neither raise anti-Sanatan slogans, nor abuse "wealth creators" day in and day out. Former Bihar Congress president Anil Sharma also joined the BJP in the presence of its national general secretary Vinod Tawde. Congress spokesperson often seen on news channels, shared his resignation letter written to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on social media platform X (former Twitter). nor abuse wealth creators day in and day out. Therefore, I resign from all posts and primary membership of the party.” At the joining ceremony in the BJP slammed the Congress over its economic policies. He said the former party ridicules the policies of reforms, liberalisation and globalisation pursued by former prime minister Manmohan Singh because of its dislike for Modi whom its leaders abuse all day.   Wealth creating cannot be a crime in the country," he added. Gourav Vallabh also said he always pursued issues-based politics and was attracted to Modi's agenda of “Viksit Bharat”. He added that he always wanted the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya and could not accept the Congress's decision to not go to the consecration ceremony. "The Congress leaders and allies raised questions on Sanatan Dharma but the party gave no response," he said. In the two-page letter, the former Congress spokesperson also alleged that Congress's stand on economic matters had "always been to humiliate and abuse the wealth creators of the country." "Today, we have turned against those economic liberalisation, privatisation and globalisation (LPG) policies, for which the world has given us credit for implementing in the country. Is it wrong to earn money by doing business in our country?" he wrote