The Haryana minister has submitted a detailed reply to show cause notice served to him by state BJP president Mohan Lal Badoli for ‘tarnishing party’s image’.
The notice, signed by state BJP president Mohan Lal Badoli, accused Vij of harming the party's image. The minister has been publicly critical of both Saini & Badoli in recent weeks.
New officers appointed to Vij's transport & labour depts, also in his Ambala constituency; BJP leader Ashish Tayal, who allegedly worked against Vij, removed from party post.
Bhandari, who earlier served as Khattar's publicity adviser, also faces investigation in connection with cross-voting by Himachal Congress MLAs in Rajya Sabha poll last year.
In past five decades, leaders from the largely agrarian Jat or Sikh communities have headed Haryana's agriculture ministry that has now been given to Shyam Singh Rana.
Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar, and Odisha are large states that receive a lot of money from the Union. All of them have governments headed by the BJP or its allies.
International media is also keeping an eye on Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s upcoming visit to Pakistan, but doesn’t have very high hopes for thawing of bilateral ties.
From losing 5 of 10 seats in Lok Sabha, BJP in Haryana has virtually turned the tables. While it managed to unite non-Jat voters, it also won 12 new seats in Jat strongholds.
Unlike his colleagues from the time of the BJS, several of whom became governors and held other constitutional posts, Malhotra chose to lead a quiet and simple retired life after the massive 2014 victory of the BJP.
SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.
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Anil Vij is an abomination. The BJP/RSS must take immediate action against him. A person like him must not be allowed to remain in BJP.