Karnal BJP MP blames bureaucracy for resentment among party MLAs

Parveen Arora

Tribune News Service

Karnal, March 5

Blaming the bureaucracy for its alleged lacklustre response to the public representatives over development works, BJP’s MP from Karnal, Ashwini Chopra on Sunday backed the unhappy MLAs of the party.

Ruling out a change of guard in the state, he also stood by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and said the latter has a clean image.

Chopra claimed that there were six MPs who also held a meeting over the bureaucracy issue.

He said these MLAs are not against the party but have resentment over non-cooperation by bureaucracy regarding some development works, which would be resolved.

The MP also blamed bureaucracy for allegedly creating hurdles in the development of the state and urged the CM to keep a check on their functioning.

“These MLAs have raised the issue in front of the high command, so that they can be heard. Even I had raised this issue of non-cooperation of bureaucrats earlier,” Chopra said.

“I was also called for the meeting of MLAs and MPs, but could not attend it due to prior engagements,” he said.

Showing his support for the CM, Chopra denied the possibility of any change of guard in the state and said it was not easy to change Chief Minister in Haryana as Khattar has a clean image and no allegation of corruption could be levelled against him.

Chopra expressed ignorance over the issue of ownership of Gwal Pahari land in Gurugram. Maintaining that the Congress itself was a divided house with its leaders busy burning effigies of each other, he said they cannot question BJP’s unity.

The MP refuted the allegations of neglecting his constituency and stated that he has been visiting various parts regularly. He said he will soon hold meetings to address people’s grievances.

On the SYL issue, he claimed that nobody is above the Supreme Court and Haryana will get its share of water. He claimed that the BJP will win the UP polls with a thumping majority. “The country’s political scenario would change after March 11,” he said.