India, Jan. 28 -- Bhagirath Manjhi, son of Dashrath Manjhi - the 'Mountain Man' of Bihar, joined the Congress party on Tuesday. Manjhi was among the other five other leaders who joined Congress the same day.

Former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) spokesperson Nishant Anand, former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Nighat Abbas, former Director General of Health Services (DGHS), Dr Jagdish Prasad, writer and journalist Frank Huzur and Manoj Prajapati, state president of the All India Prajapati Kumbhar Sangh in Bihar also joined the Congress party.

The function took place at the party's All India Congress Committee (AICC) headquarters in the national Capital New Delhi.

After joining the party, Nighat criticised the BJP and accused it of ma...