Rajiv Jain appointed media adviser to Haryana Chief Minister Khattar

Pradeep Sharma

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, April 6

Senior BJP leader and state BJP’s media incharge Rajiv Jain was on Friday appointed Media Adviser to Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar.

Decks were cleared for Jain’s appointment on Thursday evening when Jain’s wife Kavita Jain was divested of the Information and Public Relations portfolio by the Haryana Governor to avoid ‘conflict of interest’.

Besides Information and Public Relations, Kavita holds the charge of Urban Local Bodies and Women and Child Development.

Jain, who had also dabbled in journalism before venturing into politics, had been Media Adviser to late chief minister Bansi Lal from 1996-99.

Recently, Amit Arya, Media Adviser to the Chief Minister, was shifted to New Delhi for coordinating with the media in the National Capital, and lobbying started for the post.

The sudden transfer of Arya, who had been Khattar’s media adviser for about three years, seemed to be the fallout of differences with a top functionary in the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO).