♏On Monday, the notice was issued to Haryana Minister Anil Vij over an alleged breach of party discipline. The BJP had sought a written reply from the minister within three days. According to PTI, the energy and transport minister submitted his eight-page reply to the notice on Tuesday night.
ꦜA day after a notice was issued to Haryana minister Anil Vij over alleged breach of party discipline by his remarks targeting Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini and state unit chief Mohan Lal Badoli, the 71-year-old politician on Wednesday said he has submitted his reply to the show cause notice.
🔯On Monday, the notice was issued to Vij and the party had sought a written reply from the minister within three days, Badoli said. According to PTI, Vij, the energy and transport minister, submitted his eight-page reply to the notice on Tuesday night.
♐Commenting on his reply to the show cause notice, the Haryana minister said, "Before the deadline, I have submitted my reply. In my reply, I mentioned that if they (the party) need an answer to anything else, I will give that too."
👍When asked if he can share with the media what he has submitted in his reply, Vij quipped, "It (the reply) has been sent in a sealed envelope and cannot be disclosed in public."
♔Further expressing concern over how the content of the notice got leaked to the media, Vij said, "How that came in the media, this needs to be probed. How a secret communication got leaked before the media, if party wants they should get it probed".
𒊎Vij said even before he received copy of the notice he came to know about it through the media.
🥀In the notice issued to Vij on Monday, Badoli said, "It is informed that you have recently made public statements against the party (state) president (Badoli) and the chief minister's post. These are serious allegations and are against the party's policy and internal discipline".
💃"We expect you to give a written explanation on this subject within three days," it mentioned.
♛The seven-time MLA from Ambala Cantonment had recently taken a swipe at Haryana CM Saini. The chief minister, however, had sought to play down the issue, saying that Vij being a senior, had the right to say what he feels.
💟Last week, Vij shared some pictures, claiming that "workers" seen with a "friend" of Saini were also seen with an Independent candidate whom he defeated in the state assembly polls in 2024.
𓄧Vij had won the October Assembly polls from his Ambala Cantt constituency and became MLA for the seventh time after defeating independent candidate Chitra Sarwara.
༺On January 31, Vij said it had been more than 100 days since he publicly raised the issue of those, including officials, who played a "role" in trying to defeat him in the polls but no action was taken against them.
🎀Vij had taken a dig at Saini, saying, "Since assuming office, he (Saini) has been on an 'udan khatola' (chopper). If he comes down, he will see the suffering of the people."
Earlier, Vij said Badoli should resign as the state BJP 💞chief after being booked in an alleged rape case to maintain the "sanctity" of the party till he was found to be innocent in the Himachal Pradesh police investigation.
☂Last week, six people, including a woman, who had accused Badoli and singer Rocky Mittal of rape, were booked for extortion and criminal intimidation.
(With PTI Inputs)