Barkha Singh Shukla, expelled by Congress after calling Rahul Gandhi ‘mentally unfit’, joins BJP

New Delhi: A day after being expelled for ‘anti-party activities` by Congress, Barkha Shukla Singh on Saturday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party.

The former Delhi Commission for Women chief met BJP`s national vice president and Delhi in-charge Shyam Jaju at 1 pm.

She was expelled from the Congress on Friday for six years for undertaking “anti-party activities”.

On Thursday, she had resigned from all party posts raising questions over the leadership of vice president Rahul Gandhi and Delhi unit chief Ajay Maken.

While resigning as chief of DPCC`s women wing, Barkha Singh had said: “Rahul Gandhi is unfit to lead the party.” She had, however, vowed not to quit the Congress.

Yesterday also, she hit out at Rahul, saying the decision of expelling her “proved” his “mental bankruptcy” and added that she would take legal recourse against it.

“The Congress is not the Gandhi family’s property,” Singh said, claiming she had no plans to join the BJP or any other party at this point.

She earlier accused Gandhi of not meeting party leaders and said he was “reluctant” to address “issues” within the organisation. She also levelled allegations of “misbehaviour” against Maken.

Singh, who had complained against “neglect” of women workers in ticket distribution for the April 23 civic polls, alleged that the party workers were “snubbed” and their grievances were not addressed.