New Delhi: Former Prime Minister
Chandrasekhar's nephew Praveen Singh today joined Congress,
merging the Samajwadi Janta Party (Rashtriya) with it.
AICC secretary Parvez Hashmi said that the decision
for the merger of the party into Congress was taken by Singh,
who is the national secretary of the Samajwadi Janta Party
(Rashtriya) and its state president Kamlesh Kumar Singh.
In another development, former MLA from BSP Maya
Prasad has also joined Congress. "Congress President has
approved the admission of Maya Prasad in the party," an AICC
release said.
-PTI
First Published: Tuesday, February 09, 2010, 22:32