Noted folk artist of Chhattisgarh and ‘Jasgeet’ singer, Dilip Shadangi, on Sunday joined Congress fold at State Congress office Rajiv Bhawan before Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee Chief Bhupesh Baghel.
Baghel gave him the membership of party and welcomed by presenting a tri-colour scarf.
Shadangi speaking on the occasion expressed his anguish over pitiable condition of folk artists of State. “On one hand the folk artists are forced to live in abject poverty while the Bharatiya Janata Party led State Government are inviting Bollywood fame cine stars like Salman and Karishma, paying crores of rupees to perform in State functions, he said.
Apart from coming down heavily on the State Government over neglect and exploitation of folk artists of state, Shadangi also criticized the liquor policy of the State.
There is a threat on very of existence of the folk artists and to fight for the rights of their fraternity, he has joined the Congress, Shadangi said.