Bangalore:Mumtaz Ali Khan, joined Congress today who was the Minister in the previous BJP Government saying he was not happy with the recent developments in the party. Decision to project Narendra Modi as BJPs Prime Ministerial candidate is considered to be the reason for his decision. Khan, who had held the departments of Minority Affairs, Haj and Wakf during BJP rule, also resigned as a member of the state Legislative Council.
Soft-spoken Khan, a sociology professor, who had taught at the University of Agricultural Sciences here, was hand-picked by former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa who also made him a Minister. In fact, he had identified with Yeddyurappa after the latter quit BJP and floated Karnataka Janata Paksha.
“Modi did not express regrets for the 2002 tragedy. We have to work together and stop Modi from becoming Prime Minister”, Khan told reporters at the office of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee where KPCC President G Parameshwara welcomed him into the party.