KHATTAR’S ASSETS UP BY 107% IN 5 YRS
FILES NOMINATION CM says there is no resentment among party leaders denied ticket
CHANDIGARH: Chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar’s assets registered an increase of about 107 per cent from ₹61.2 lakh in 2014 to ₹1.27 crore. As per the affidavit filed by the Khattar with Election Commission of India, chief minister’s annual income for 2018-19 was ₹28.9 lakh and ₹34.8 lakh for 2017-18. His annual income in 2013-14 was ₹2.73 lakh. During his tenure as chief minister, Khattar’s moveable assets went up by about 1,032 per cent to reach ₹94 lakh from ₹8.29 lakh in 2014.
KARNAL: Seeking his second term from Karnal, chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday filed his nomination papers in the presence of Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath and other BJP leaders.
Interacting with mediapersons, Khattar said he has received immense love and affection from the people of Karnal. “I have filed my nomination and am here to seek blessings of the people of Karnal with the hope to win the seat by a big margin,” he said.
Replying to a question on resentment among some BJP leaders who were denied party ticket, the chief minister said there was a pro-BJP wave and many leaders wanted to contest the election, but all cannot be accommodated. “We have already met the people who could not be given ticket and most of them have agreed to support the party candidates,” he said.
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath said the people of Haryana are eager to re-elect the BJP government in the state. “People of Haryana are happy with the performance of the chief minister and I am confident that the BJP will easily achieve its target of 75-plus seats in Haryana,” he said. Earlier, Khattar, along with several party leaders from Haryana and BJP’s Haryana election in-charge Narendra Singh Tomar, also addressed a gathering of BJP workers.
RAJPUT COMMUNITY’S ANTI-BJP STAND
Accusing the ruling BJP of ignoring them in allotment of party tickets, members of Rajput community on Tuesday held a meeting in Karnal and decided to oppose the BJP in this election.
They claimed that the Rajput community had voted for the BJP in assembly and Lok Sabha elections but the BJP ignored them by not giving even a single ticket. “We have decided to oppose BJP candidates to teach them a lesson,” said Col Davinder Singh (retd), state president of Haryana Rajput Pratinidhi Sabha. They also threatened to field independent candidates in Rajput-dominated seats.