BJP MP Kirti Azad joins Congress in presence of Rahul Gandhi

BJP leader Kirti Azad joins Congress party in presence of Congress President Rahul Gandhi today. "Met @RahulGandhi ji. It was rightly decided that in a mark of respect to the martyred soldiers of Pulwama my joining the @INCIndia will now take place on 18th February. We will be in the state of mourning for 3 days. The country is bigger than a person or party and soldiers are supreme, Amen (sic)," the former cricketer tweeted after meeting Rahul.

Kirti Azad, who was in the 1983 World Cup-winning team squad, has been representing Darbhanga for the third time.

Met @RahulGandhi ji it was rightly decided that in mark of respect to the martyred soldiers of Pulwama my joining the @INCIndia will now take place on 18th February we will be in state of mourning for 3 days country is bigger than a person or party and soldiers are supreme Ameen

— Kirti Azad (@KirtiAzadMP) February 15, 2019