New Delhi: Kapil Gurjar, the man who opened fire in Shaheen Bagh during anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests in February 2020, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday in Ghaziabad.
Kapil Gurjar, who is also known as Kapil Baisla, was welcomed into the party by Ghaziabad BJP officials.
Gurjar said that he had joined BJP because he believed that the party works for the “Hindutva” cause.
On February 1 this year, Gurjar had descended on the site at Shaheen Bagh where thousands of protesters were at the ongoing peaceful protest against CAA and fired two rounds in the air. He was arrested by the police and taken into custody.
After shooting, Gurjar told the police that he was infuriated by protests at Shaheen Bagh leading to road blockade and traffic disruptions. He said he was annoyed by the fact that he had to spend hours on the road in traffic at a time when his family was in the process of preparing for his sister’s wedding.
