Rita Bahuguna Joshi Rita Bahuguna JoshiA section of leaders from the Mumbai unit of the BJP Sunday alleged that senior Congress leader Kripashankar Singh, facing allegations of amassing disproportionate assets, virtually hijacked Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister Rita Bahuguna Joshi’s maiden visit to city. Some north Indian leaders in the BJP unit claimed to have spotted some posters of Singh welcoming Joshi, in various parts of the city. Mumbai BJP general secretary R D Yadav said they came to know about Joshi’s visit through the sources outside BJP. When contacted, Joshi said she had informed the presidents of the Mumbai BJP and Maharashtra state unit BJP about her visit. In fact, several BJP leaders, including BJS general secretary Amarjeet Mishra, secretary Ajay Singh and others came to meet me and greeted me here,” she said.

Source: Indian Express May 28, 2017 16:52 UTC