AAP MLA from Bathinda (Rural) Rupinder Kaur Ruby onWednesday joined the Congress Party in the presence of Punjab Chief MinisterCharanjit Singh Channi, Incharge Punjab Affairs Harish Choudhary, PPCCPresident Navjot Singh Sidhu, Cabinet Ministers Manpreet Singh Badal, TriptRajinder Singh Bajwa, Pargat Singh, Amarinder Singh Raja Warring and MLAsLakhbir Singh Lakha and Gurpreet Singh GP besides several party leaders andworkers.
Welcoming the AAP MLA Rupinder Kaur Ruby into the partyfold, CM Channi said that it is a matter of great pride and honour for them asRuby has joined the Congress party after having been highly moved by the recentpro-people policies of his government. He lauded Ruby for her bold step todenounce her party, which was exploiting the sentiments of common peopleclaiming to be the party of ‘Aam Adami’. CM Channi said the people of Punjabhave actually realized now that Congress was the real party connected with thegrass roots of the state and was completely sensitized to their problems andissues.
Earlier speaking on the occasion, MLA Ruby said she waselated to join the Congress because it was the party of ‘Aam Adami’ in truesense contrary to the claim of AAP’s convener Arvind Kejriwal. She expressedher gratitude to the Congress High Command Smt. Sonia Gandhi besides RahulGandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and the entire leadership of Punjab Congressfor reposing confidence in her.
Pointing out further, Ruby lauded the stupendous performanceof the Congress government under the visionary leadership of CM Channi duringthe past 50 days, which are far better than the 49 days of Kejriwal governmentin Delhi. Ruby categorically said that she has been highly impressed by theideology of Congress and thus joined it.
Meanwhile, PPCC President Navjot Singh Sidhu congratulatedRupinder Kaur Ruby on joining Congress and said she has taken a bold andcorrect decision at right time.