Kapil Gujjar, who is out on bail after he fired at the people protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) at Shaheen Bagh in February, joined the BJP on Wednesday, only to be removed from the party hours later.
गाज़ियाबाद: शाहीन बाग में CAA के खिलाफ विरोध प्रदर्शन के दौरान गोली चलाने वाले कपिल गुर्जर भाजपा में शामिल हुए। pic.twitter.com/WH0wyVRGW9
— ANI_HindiNews (@AHindinews) December 30, 2020
According to media reports, the Ghaziabad unit of the saffron party, clarified that they did not know about his past when he was inducted into the party. "Kapil Gurjar was part of a group of BSP workers who joined BJP today. We had no knowledge about his association with Shaheen Bagh issue,” ANI quoted Ghaziabad BJP president Sanjeev Sharma as saying.
Kapil Gurjar was part of a group of BSP workers who joined BJP today. We had no knowledge about his association with Shaheen Bagh issue: Sanjeev Sharma, President, Ghaziabad BJP https://t.co/ZWUZbd2rev
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) December 30, 2020
Upon joining the party, he had reportedly said he decided to join the BJP as it is the party works to strengthen Hindutva.
Gujjar was arrested in February after he had shouted "Hindu Rashtra Zindabad" and fired two rounds during the agitation at Shaheen Bagh. He had then said hamare desh me aur kisi ki nahi chalegi, sirf Hindu ki chalegi (only Hindus shall have a say in our country, no one else)." Nobdoy was injured in the shooting. He was granted bail in March.
