Anil Vij, a BJP seasoned who archetypal mislaid retired to Khattar and past Saini successful the Haryana CM race. (Express File)
Haryana BJP curate Anil Vij Thursday expressed his vexation regarding the “non-compliance” of his orders by authorities officials and said helium was prepared to observe a fast-unto-death, akin to husbandman person Jagjit Singh Dallewal, if necessary.
A seven-time MLA from Ambala Cantt, Vij, said, “I utilized to clasp a janta darbar successful Ambala each Monday, which I person discontinued. The officers are not doing the enactment (on my instructions). I person thing to bash with the remainder of the state. But the nationalist of Ambala Cantt has elected me. For their works, I volition motorboat an agitation.”
Vij besides said that helium whitethorn not spell to seat the meetings of the nationalist grievances committee arsenic his orders were not complied with. Vij, who had earlier been astatine loggerheads with the Haryana BJP leadership, precocious said that enactment authorities president Mohan Lal Badoli should resign from the station since helium had been booked successful a gangrape lawsuit by the Himachal Pradesh Police. Earlier also, Vij had termed the allegations against Badoli “very serious” and expressed assurance that the BJP precocious bid would instrumentality due action.
Anil Vij, a BJP seasoned who archetypal mislaid retired to Khattar and past Saini successful the Haryana CM race
Vij has won 4 consecutive times from Ambala Cantt since 2009. When the BJP won a bulk successful the 90-member Haryana Assembly successful 2014 for the archetypal time, Vij was seen arsenic a front-runner for the main ministerial position. However, the enactment picked first-time MLA Manohar Lal Khattar for the job. In the 2019 polls, toom Vij was seen arsenic a large claimant for the CM’s post. But Khattar bushed Vij successful the contention again, with the second allotted cardinal portfolios similar location and health.
The “prompt manner” successful which Vij dealt with the complaints of the communal radical arsenic location curate successful the erstwhile Khattar authorities built his nationalist representation arsenic an “administrator who wants punctual results”.
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In March 2024, erstwhile the BJP leadership, aft abruptly snapping the party’s confederation with past lawman CM Dushyant Chautala’s Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) and effected a alteration of guard, it again ignored Vij, bringing successful Other Backward Classes (OBC) person Nayab Singh Saini, a sitting MP from Kurukshetra, to helm the government.
A visibly upset Vij near midway done the BJP Legislature Party meeting, which elected Saini arsenic its caller leader, and did not be his swearing-in ceremonial held aboriginal successful the day. Vij was not included successful the archetypal Saini cabinet.
Ahead of the 2024 Assembly polls, Vij said helium would involvement a assertion to the main minister’s station if the enactment returned to power, announcing himself arsenic the “best CM campaigner successful the BJP”. However, aft the declaration of the canvass results, Vij softened his basal and said, “I volition execute my duties adjacent if the enactment appoints maine a chaukidar (watchman).”
He was fixed energy, transport and labour ministries successful the caller Saini Cabinet. After the allocation of portfolios, Vij said helium had nary complaints and would “bring each 3 departments to the top”.
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