 "HJC fields Chander Mohan from Karnal")
Haryana Janhit Congress today announced ex-deputy chief minister Chander Mohan as its party nominee from Karnal, apparently closing doors for former Union Minister Venod Sharma who quit Congress expecting to contest from the parliamentary seat with an HJC ticket.
HJC President Kuldeep Bishnoi announced at Hisar that Mohan, who is also his elder brother, will contest from Karnal Lok Sabha seat for the party.
While Bishnoi, an MP from Hisar, is seeking re-election from his constituency, Karnal is the only other seat which the HJC is contesting as the remaining eight seats are being fought by its ally BJP.
Mohan, who had represented Kalka assembly segment on four occasions, had found himself in thick of controversy a few years back when he had announced embracing Islam as Chand Mohammad to marry a former law officer from Haryana, late Anuradha Bali alias Fiza Mohammed.
At that time, he was already married with two children.
Before Fiza's mysterious death in 2012, Mohan had separated from her and returned to his Bishnoi fold as the Bhajan Lal clan and his community had ostracised him.
Lok Sabha polls in Haryana are due to be held on April 10.
HJC President Kuldeep Bishnoi announced at Hisar that Mohan, who is also his elder brother, will contest from Karnal Lok Sabha seat for the party.
While Bishnoi, an MP from Hisar, is seeking re-election from his constituency, Karnal is the only other seat which the HJC is contesting as the remaining eight seats are being fought by its ally BJP.
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Sharma, former Union Minister and Ambala MLA, was set to join HJC after he quit Congress on March 5, but the plan was scuttled owing to stiff resistance by a section of BJP leaders who were opposed to his entry either in the saffron party or joining their ally.
Mohan, who had represented Kalka assembly segment on four occasions, had found himself in thick of controversy a few years back when he had announced embracing Islam as Chand Mohammad to marry a former law officer from Haryana, late Anuradha Bali alias Fiza Mohammed.
At that time, he was already married with two children.
Before Fiza's mysterious death in 2012, Mohan had separated from her and returned to his Bishnoi fold as the Bhajan Lal clan and his community had ostracised him.
Lok Sabha polls in Haryana are due to be held on April 10.