Actress Kamya Punjabi Joins Congress, Intends to work on Women Empowerment

By: WE Staff | Friday, 29 October 2021

Actress Kamya Punjabi has officially announced that she has joined the Congress party. The actress said that she wanted to join politics for a long time now, but couldn’t do it as her television assignments had kept her busy.

“But as soon as we wrapped up Shakti-Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki, I knew this was the right time. If I don’t do it now, I’ll never be able to do it. Tehseen Poonawalla really guided me along the way, and helped with the process,” says Punjabi.

“I really love the way Priyanka Gandhi works. I love her, and her way of working. You must have seen how in the past too, I had always raised my voice against rape and domestic violence, and I always wanted to do something for women empowerment, and join Congress because they genuinely work on these matters. So I am here now,” states Kamya.

It’s not about the power, it’s about doing some good work. You know the kind of person I am, I am going to work with all my heart. So I decided irrespective of being a ruling party or not, I will work with people who match my thought process,” shares Kamya.

She informs that for now she will be balancing her acting career with politics. “I have not steeped into politics for fame, but I want to work and I will do good work. So if that requires me to give more time here, I will come here full time. I am going to be a full-time politician,” says Kamya, further adding, “I am really looking forward to working for my country and serving my nation. I want to work for the people of my country and their betterment,” she signs off.