Shah, throughout a rally in Tohana forward of the October 5 Haryana Meeting elections, stated, “The Congress at all times insulted Dalit leaders, be it Ashok Tanwar or sister Kumari Selja.”
Reacting to Amit Shah’s remark, Selja stated, “It is election time, and therefore they’re doing this; in any other case, BJP has no mushy nook for leaders of Congress.However this stuff don’t have any which means. No matter I’m immediately is due to Congress, and I’ve served all of it my life.”
She additional addressed the alleged infighting and her absence from the marketing campaign path, assuring, “I will be part of the marketing campaign in 2-3 days and can type Congress authorities… We’re in Congress, and we’ll work for the social gathering. Congress will type the federal government, and we collectively will type that.”
Selja additionally dismissed rumors of discontent inside the social gathering, highlighting the arduous work put in in the course of the Lok Sabha elections and affirming that her efforts would proceed. “There are 100 discussions occurring within the social gathering, however they’re inside the social gathering. To make the social gathering win, we labored arduous in the course of the Lok Sabha polls, in order to strengthen the social gathering on the bottom and combat for the folks of Haryana,” she stated.
BJP leaders, together with Haryana’s former chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar, have been publicly inviting Selja to hitch their ranks, making an attempt to gas hypothesis of discord inside Congress. Khattar, throughout a gathering in Gharaunda, hinted on the alleged infighting inside Congress and even prompt that Selja could possibly be introduced into the BJP fold. “There’s our Dalit sister—sitting at dwelling… We’re prepared with a suggestion, and if she comes, we’re able to induct her,” Khattar stated, underscoring BJP’s makes an attempt to court docket the outstanding Dalit chief.
Congress Common Secretary Randeep Surjewala, nonetheless, was fast to dispel these speculations, confirming that Selja could be addressing a public assembly in Narwana on September 26, as a part of her marketing campaign for the Congress. “MP and elder sister Kumari Selja may even handle a public assembly in Narwana on the twenty sixth at 12 midday and can marketing campaign for the Congress. Underneath the management of Shri Rahul Gandhi and Shri Kharge ji, Congress will combat, win, and make the goals of Haryana come true,” Surjewala introduced on X.
Regardless of BJP’s makes an attempt to attract consideration to her absence, Selja stays a key determine within the Congress marketing campaign. Identified for her sturdy assist base in districts like Sirsa, Ambala, and Hisar, her reappearance on the marketing campaign path shall be crucial for the social gathering’s success within the upcoming elections.
