As two Congress MLAs sing the praises of Haryana CM Saini, is the party in for more trouble?

Congress MLAs Shalley Chaudhary (Naraingarh) and Gokul Setia (Sirsa) showering praise connected Saini wrong 3 months of the BJP returning to powerfulness successful the authorities has lone intensified speculation that a fewer Congress leaders are looking to leap ship to the BJP. The legislators themselves, arsenic good arsenic BJP leaders, however, person denied immoderate specified move.

The praise for the CM came during Saini’s sojourn to Naraingarh and Sirsa arsenic portion of his ongoing “thanksgiving” tour, wherever helium has been awarding fiscal grants based connected the demands and needs of the regions.

On January 20, arsenic Saini shared the signifier with Chaudhary successful Naraingarh, the CM’s erstwhile constituency, the MLA said, “It is simply a substance of honour for Naraingarh that we person a hardworking CM. We are fortunate that helium hails from here. Not lone Naraingarh, but the full authorities is praising him for his work. Our constituency was lacking, some politically and successful presumption of development. One (political) shortcoming has been addressed arsenic Saini is from present but with respect to development, I would similar to petition him to fulfil our different demands,” she said successful the beingness of different BJP leaders, including erstwhile Haryana curate Assem Goel.

Even arsenic she listed her demands for the constituency, including a trauma centre, aesculapian assemblage and much funds for colony panchayats, the Naraingarh MLA continued to laud Saini and referred to him arsenic the “son of Naraingarh”.

“The CM understands the problems of Naraingarh, which is hoping helium volition bash his champion for us,” she said.

Saini astir instantly obliged and laid the instauration stones for 10 improvement projects worthy Rs 43.28 crore the aforesaid day. He besides announced the mounting up of a cooperative sweetener mill successful the area, a long-pending request of farmers, a horticulture college, and an astroturf for hockey, too the assistance of Rs 20 crore for the repair and renovation of roads and improvement of villages.

In Sirsa, Setia welcomed Saini and different BJP leaders, including authorities Health Minister Aarti Rao, connected the signifier by narrating an “unrelated incident” to archer radical wherefore helium “admired” Saini. “I had sent a petition to the Deputy Commissioner that I wanted to invited the CM. But I was not allowed (inside the airport). When CM saab learnt astir maine lasting outside, helium waited for maine for 3 minutes, stopped his car and honoured me. I curse to God, I person ne'er seen specified a idiosyncratic who has honoured maine truthful much,” the MLA said.

Just aft the BJP came to powerfulness for a grounds 3rd consecutive word successful October past year, Saini laid the instauration stone for a aesculapian assemblage successful November. “I retrieve aft the caller authorities assumed charge, I raised a request. You assured maine of adjacent improvement crossed the authorities without immoderate favoritism … We person an fantabulous CM. I adjacent said successful the Assembly that it is our work to admit bully work. I bash not privation to toed immoderate enactment enactment and support uncovering faults with the authorities conscionable due to the fact that I americium successful the Opposition. Gokul Setia volition ever admit bully work. This enhances the assurance of those moving the government,” Setia, his hands folded, said portion thanking Saini.

Such lavish praise comes months aft the Congress mislaid the Assembly polls past year, an predetermination galore expected it to win. It is besides apt to spell much occupation for the party, which is already struggling to spot its location successful bid and stem infighting betwixt the Bhupinder Singh Hooda campy and different rival factions. The enactment has besides not yet elected the person of its legislature party, who volition service arsenic the Leader of the Opposition successful the Assembly.

Cracks wrong the Congress came to the fore precocious excessively aft the enactment near retired Hooda – its Jat look – and Haryana Congress main Udai Bhan, seen to beryllium his loyalist, from its database of prima campaigners for the February 5 Delhi polls adjacent arsenic different salient leaders from the authorities specified arsenic Rajya Sabha MP, Randeep Singh Surjewala and Kumari Selja were included. Regions of the superior that stock a borderline with Haryana person a important chunk of voters from the Jat community.

Asked if occupation was brewing wrong the party, a elder Congress person said, “It is simply a courteous motion of the MLAs towards the idiosyncratic who is the caput of the government. Nothing much should beryllium work into it. The Congress is intact and there’s nary divide.”