bhopal on the third day of rahul gandhis bharat jodo yatra in madhya pradesh congress wokeup to a shocker on friday narendra saluja one of the most trusted loyalists of pcc chief kamal nath and his media convener quit congress and joined the bjpnot only did saluja give a jolt to congress he also ran down the leader he served for many years he accused kamal nath of being involved in the 1984 antisikh riotshow can i work with a leader accused of killing people belonging to my faith saluja asked after chief minister shivraj singh chouhan welcomed him into the saffron campthe state congress however claimed that saluja had been expelled from the congress for sixyears for antiparty activities on november 13 saluja retorted with anyone who works closely with kamal nath gets betrayed that is his way of workingcm chouhan welcomed saluja with a bouquet at his official residence cm chouhan said narendra saluja will be part of the bjp with him joining the party will be further strengthened a leader who is known for keeping his views with facts he will now be with the bjp i welcome him and want him to work for the partythanking pm narendra modi cm chouhan state bjp chief vd sharma and the bjp leadership for accepting a congress worker into the bjp saluja said i was the first appointment made by kamal nath when he became chief minister in december 2018 i worked with him for five years as media coordinator and was also the congress cell media vicepresident many a times people told me that kamal nath is an accused in the 1984 antisikh riots i ignored such comments thinking it was politically motivated saluja said that the transformation came after the prakash parv function of the sikh community at khalsa stadium in indore on november 8 nath was felicitated at the function where saluja was one of the organisers however protests started after the former chief minister left the venueduring the prakash parv function kirtankaar manpreet singh kanpuri who is held in high esteem by the sikh community nationwide gave an 11minute speech i cannot forget the words he spoke and couldnt sleep for nights he said that a leader has been felicitated who led the 1984 riots in which sikhs were burnt alive he called sikhs a community of cowards and dead people and asked how we could felicitate such a leader saluja recalledhis words shattered my soul from that day i have not met kamal nath or spoken to him i have not been active on social media saluja said adding that every year on naths birthday on november 18 he would present the leader with a sword but this year i didnt even come to wish him from all across the country and even abroad videos were sent asking how a 1984 riots accused has been honoured by the community i decided to leave a party like congress and a leader like kamal nath