Haryana political crisis: Three JJP MLAs meet Manohar Lal at Minister's residence
May 09, 2024
Panipat (Haryana) [India], May 9 : Days after three Independent MLAs in Haryana withdrew their support to the Bharatiya Janata Party government in the state, three Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) MLAs met former Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar at the residence of state Panchayat Minister Mahipal Dhanda at Panipat on Thursday.
According to reports, JJP's Devender Singh Babli, Jogi Ram Sihag and Ramniwas Surjakhera reached Dhanda's residence in their respective vehicles.
However, Dhanda later clarified that the JJP MLAs had come to meet his family to inquire about the well-being of his ailing nephew.
Amid the political crisis in Haryana brought on by the withdrawal of support to the BJP government by three Independent MLAs, former deputy chief minister and JJP supremo, Dushyant Chautala, wrote to Governor Bandaru Dattatreya on Thursday, seeking his urgent intervention in ending the prevailing political deadlock and impose President's Rule if the incumbent was unable to prove its majority in the Assembly.
Earlier in the day, the JJP chief renewed his offer of 'outside support' to the Congress in bringing down the incumbent BJP government.
On May 7, the Haryana government suffered a big jolt after three independent MLAs withdrew support from the Nayab Saini government, pushing the dispensation into a minority. The three MLAs were Randhir Golan from Pundri, Dharmpal Gonder from Nilokheri and Sombir Singh Sangwan from Charkhi Dadri. All of them decided to extend support to the Congress.
However, the BJP appeared confident of retaining power, with former chief minister Manhora Lal Khattar claiming that several leaders of the Congress and the JJP were in touch with his party.
The development came amid the Lok Sabha polls and within two months after Nayab Saini took over as CM, replacing Khattar.
