Haryana Diary: Vij in no mood to let things go

Ambala: Haryana Cabinet minister Anil Vij, who has been openly expressing his resentment against the functioning of his own government and party leaders, seems to be in no mood to let the matter settle down anytime soon. With back-to-back statements highlighting his sentiments in media, on social media platforms and public events, the minister has left the party and his supporters in a fix. Though Vij’s supporters have also started putting up posts on the social media to express solidarity with the minister, they also believe that criticising own government is just giving the Opposition an agenda to target the party.

How Hooda started using his surname

Rohtak: Former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda recently recounted the story of how and when he began using his surname. Speaking at a function in Rohtak, Hooda shared, “When I first started practicing as an advocate, I did not use my surname. There was another advocate with the same name and clients were often confused about it. To avoid this confusion, I began using my surname Hooda. Later, I entered politics.”

All for maintaining relationships

Yamunanagar: Haryana Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shyam Singh Rana is known for his decent behaviour. He also believes in maintaining relationships. Rana left the BJP after he was denied party ticket in the Assembly election of 2019 and joined the INLD. Rana and former Haryana Forest Minister Kanwar Pal Gujjar are considered close to each other and so even after leaving the BJP, Rana maintained good friendly relations with him. Now, Gujjar is not a minister as he lost the Assembly election from Jagadhri constituency in 2024, but Rana, known for his good behavior, still paid Gujjar a visit in Jagadhri.

MLAs want officers of their choice

Gurugram: The DC of one of the districts in Haryana was transferred after an MLA and minister were reportedly piqued over their orders not being executed. Encouraged by the same, many MLAs have now approached CM Nayab Saini’s office with similar requests to transfer DCs, SPs, municipal commissioners, tehsildars and even DPRs in their districts, citing the same reason. These MLAs, majority of whom are not in the state Cabinet, want officers of their choice to ensure they get their due power.

Social media hots up on Yamuna pollution

Panipat: The Yamuna while entering Delhi from Haryana is polluted or not has become a centre point of political chat on social media these days after Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini challenged former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on his allegations when he drank water from point number 4 near Dahisara village of Sonepat district three days ago. However, AAP leaders also visited Yamuna near Khojkipur village in Panipat on Saturday to show contamination of untreated effluents in the Yamuna near Khojkipur village.