Congress party welcomes back Arvinder Singh Lovely

The Congress Party on Saturday welcomed back Arvinder Singh Lovely as he got reinstated into the party in the presence of Delhi Congress chief Ajay Maken, party leaders P. C. Chacko, Randeep Surjewala and others.

Addressing the press, Surjewala said, "I welcome Sardar Lovely. I request Maken ji to carry out the necessary procedure for his homecoming."

Lovely, who had joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)



in April 2017, said that his decision to switch loyalty was taken at a time of distress.

"This was not a happy decision for me. It was a decision taken at a time of distress, during a weak moment; The very next day I had realised that ideologically, I was a misfit there (BJP)," Lovely said.

Meanwhile, Maken informed that the party officials met Congress President Rahul Gandhi earlier in the day.