Rift widens within the Haryana BJP over its Rajya Sabha MP’s comments on former CM Bhajan Lal
A rift within the Haryana BJP has intensified following Rajya Sabha MP Rekha Sharma's controversial remarks about former Chief Minister Bhajan Lal. Senior party leader Kuldeep Bishnoi, Bhajan Lal's son, has demanded an immediate apology, warning of consequences if none is issued. Bishnoi criticized the party leadership for showing arrogance and disrespect toward senior leaders.
- ▪Rekha Sharma made controversial remarks about former Haryana Chief Minister Bhajan Lal at a Panchkula election rally.
- ▪Kuldeep Bishnoi, Bhajan Lal's son and a senior BJP leader, warned the party of consequences if Sharma does not apologize.
- ▪Bishnoi accused the BJP of arrogance and disrespect toward veteran leaders in a video posted on X.
- ▪Bishnoi joined the BJP from the Congress party in 2022.
- ▪The incident has deepened internal tensions within the Haryana unit of the BJP.
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The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP’s) internal rift in Haryana over its Rajya Sabha MP Rekha Sharma’s remarks on former Chief Minister Bhajan Lal deepened on Sunday, with senior leader Kuldeep Bishnoi warning the party of consequences if she does not issue an immediate apology.Breaking his silence a week after Ms. Sharma’s comments at a Panchkula election rally, Mr. Bishnoi – Bhajan Lal’s son who joined the BJP from Congress in 2022 – posted a video on X warning the party against “arrogance” and “disrespect to senior leaders”.
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