The absence of BJP MP and Union Minister of State Rao Inderjit Singh, along with local MLAs from the ruling party, at the 'Khet Bachao' programme held in Bawal has ignited a political controversy. The event, organized recently, was attended by Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini and Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, but the conspicuous absence of the region's BJP representatives has raised eyebrows.
Show-Cause Notices Issued to Mandal Heads
According to sources, the district unit of the BJP has issued show-cause notices to local mandal heads who skipped the programme. However, no action has been reported against the MP, MLAs, or other senior leaders. Rewari BJP in-charge Naseem Ahmed denied knowledge of such notices, stating, “The issuance of show-cause notices to BJP mandal presidents is not in my knowledge. As far as I know, no action has been taken by the state organisation of the party in this regard.”
Congress Rakes Up Factionalism Issue
The Congress party has seized the opportunity to criticize the BJP, alleging that internal factionalism has hampered development in South Haryana. Veteran Congress leader and former Haryana minister Capt Ajay Singh Yadav issued a statement asserting that the absence of Union Minister Rao Inderjit Singh and the three BJP MLAs from Rewari district—Laxman Yadav (Rewari), Anil Rao (Kosli), and Dr Krishan Kumar (Bawal)—exposes deep divisions within the party.
“This is not merely an internal matter of the BJP, but a serious issue affecting the interests of the people of South Haryana,” Yadav said. He emphasized that the visit of the Chief Minister and Union Agriculture Minister was a golden opportunity to seek major development projects and solutions for farmers’ issues, but the absence of local representatives resulted in a lost chance.
Rao Inderjit’s History of Differences
Capt Yadav highlighted Rao Inderjit Singh’s track record of strained relations with successive chief ministers. “During the Congress regimes, he had differences with former Chief Ministers Bhajan Lal and Bhupinder Singh Hooda. Under the BJP rule, he reportedly remained at odds with former Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, and now similar differences appear to have emerged with Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini,” Yadav stated. He added that the people of South Haryana are paying the price for personal egos and factional politics.
Impact on Development Projects
The Congress leader lamented that several important development projects in South Haryana remain incomplete and require urgent attention. “In the presence of the Chief Minister and the Union Minister, these issues could have been presented emphatically, but the absence of the region’s representatives resulted in the loss of a significant opportunity,” he said. Yadav urged the BJP leadership to take serious note of the absence of senior leaders from such an important government programme and the open display of factionalism within the party.
