CHANDIGARH: After being denied tickets for the October 5 Meeting elections in Haryana, scores of BJP functionaries, together with a sitting minister, a legislator, former ministers, and occasion leaders, introduced their resignation on Thursday, a day after the state’s ruling occasion introduced its first listing of 67 candidates. Energy Minister Ranjit Chautala, who contested the 2019 Meeting elections as an Unbiased however was later inducted into the Cupboard, introduced his choice to resign as Minister in addition to from the first membership of the BJP after assembly his supporters in Rania on Thursday.
Addressing his supporters, Ranjit Chautala mentioned that being the son of former Deputy Prime Minister Devi Lal, he can’t compromise in any state of affairs. “I’ll contest the elections as an Unbiased nominee from Rania. The BJP provided me a ticket from Dabwali, however I turned down the proposal. I’m resigning from the Cupboard and the first membership of the occasion,” he mentioned.
Within the 2019 elections, Ranjit Chautala contested as an Unbiased candidate after the Congress denied him a ticket. Within the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections held earlier this yr, he joined the BJP after resigning as an MLA. He contested the Lok Sabha polls from Hisar however misplaced to Congress’ Jai Parkash.
In Ratia, the occasion has given ticket to former Sirsa MP Sunita Duggal. Within the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, Duggal was denied re-nomination from Sirsa the place former Haryana Congress chief Ashok Tanwar was fielded by the BJP. Tanwar, nevertheless, misplaced to Congress veteran Kumari Selja. Becoming a member of a league of rebels, sitting BJP legislator from Ratia (SC) Lakshman Dass Napa stop from all positions within the occasion after being denied a ticket. Hypothesis is rife that he’ll be a part of the Congress after assembly former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda.
The BJP on Wednesday launched its first listing of 67 candidates, fielding Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini from Ladwa in Kurukshetra district. Saini, who changed Manohar Lal Khattar because the Chief Minister in March this yr, is at the moment the MLA from Karnal. BJP’s key OBC chief Karan Dev Kamboj, who was denied a ticket from Indri, additionally resigned from all occasion posts on Thursday.
“Me and my household have been a part of the BJP because the time of Jan Sangh. I’ve labored with numerous dedication, however now the occasion has adopted Congress’ tradition,” Kamboj informed the media. With out mincing phrases, he mentioned the Congress would type the subsequent authorities whereas “BJP’s dream will simply stay a dream”.
Upset over denial of nomination from Sonipat, former minister Kavita Jain was in tears at a gathering together with her supporters, giving the occasion excessive command an ultimatum to vary its candidate Nikhil Madan inside three days. Jain additionally claimed that she was cheated after senior occasion leaders assured her of a ticket.
In Safidon in Jind district, former MLA Bachan Singh Arya resigned after JJP insurgent Ram Kumar Gautam was fielded from the seat. Arya will now contest as an Unbiased. Gautam had joined the BJP earlier this week. Curiously, Sunil Sangwan, the jail officer who granted parole to rape convict Ram Rahim six occasions earlier than resigning from his place, has been given a BJP ticket, elevating questions concerning the occasion’s stance on girls’s security.
In the meantime, supporters of former minister Savitri Jindal, mom of Kurukshetra BJP MP Naveen Jindal, met her at her residence in Hisar on Thursday and urged her to contest as an Unbiased after the BJP retained Well being Minister Kamal Gupta as its candidate. Savitri Jindal and her son Naveen Jindal had joined the BJP within the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections. She was in search of a BJP ticket from Hisar.
