Fortunate That BJP Opened Doors For Me, Says Jyotiraditya Scindia In Bhopal

Jyotiraditya Scindia, who joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday in the national capital, said that he considers himself fortunate that this ‘family’ opened the doors for him. “Today, it is a very emotional day for me. I consider myself fortunate that this family (BJP) opened the doors for me, and that I received the blessings of PM Modi ji, Nadda saheb, and Amit bhai,” Scindia said while speaking at the BJP office in Madhya Pradesh. Scindia also assured the party workers that he will work wholeheartedly for them.

Scindia, while speaking to media persons, also said the one thing he was bringing to the table was hard work. “I have brought only one thing with me (to BJP) and that is my hard work,” Jyotiraditya Scindia said.

Former chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan was present to welcome Scindia at the party office.

“The organisation and family in which I have spent 20 years, the organisation where I have put my hard work and efforts, I am leaving all that behind and handing myself over to you,” said Scindia, who joined the BJP on Wednesday.

“It is a very emotional day for me today. I consider myself fortunate that this family (BJP) opened the doors for me,” he said.

Scindia said he joined the BJP “by leaving everything and came with only a full heart.

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He said his aim is “not politics but doing public service” and told the BJP leaders: “We had fought against each other in 2018, but today we are one.” Lauding Chouhan, Scindia said, “There are only two leaders in the state who never use air-conditioner in our vehicles...Chouhan and me.

With PTI Inputs