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B C Khanduri's son joins Congress
Senior BJP leader Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri's son Manish Khanduri joined the Congress on Saturday at a rally here in the presence of party president Rahul Gandhi.
Dehradun: Senior BJP leader Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri's son Manish Khanduri joined the Congress on Saturday at a rally here in the presence of party president Rahul Gandhi.
Congress President Rahul Gandhi in Dehradun on Manish Khanduri, son of former Uttarakhand CM & BJP leader Maj Gen (Retd) BC Khanduri, joining Congress: I will tell you why he is here today. You all know his father very well. He was the Chairman of Parliament Defence Committee. pic.twitter.com/p54I3jPgFC
— ANI (@ANI) March 16, 2019
Welcoming him into the party fold, Gandhi said him joining the Congress will strengthen the party.
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Speculation is rife that the Congress might field Manish Khanduri from Pauri, a Lok Sabha seat held by his father.
Former Uttarakhand chief minister BC Khanduri was removed last year as chairman of the parliamentary standing committee on defence.
The Congress had latched on to the removal of the former army general from the committee to attack the BJP. (PTI)