Kirti Azad joins Cong, calls it ghar wapsi

Terming it his "ghar wapsi" (homecoming), Darbhanga MP Kirti Azad joined the Congress on Monday and slammed his former party BJP for its alleged lack of internal democracy and for peddling in rhetoric. Azad, who was suspended by the ruling BJP for antiparty activities, met Congress president Rahul Gandhi in the morning and was inducted into the party. Addressing a press conference later in the day, the 60-year-old former India cricketer said he served the BJP selflessly for 26 years, but under the Modi government he realised that the "real face behind the mask had started to become evident".