The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP's) general secretary in charge of Haryana, Anil Jain, has said that he does not foresee a change taking place in the party's leadership in the state of Haryana, and has described Manohar Khattar as a good and able chief minister of the state.
In interview given to Mr. Jagdeesh Chandra, Head of ETV News on The J C Show, Jain said, "Manohar Lal (Khattar) will remain chief minister of the state, and there won't be any change of leadership in the state. He has proved to be a good and able chief minister and under his leadership, the state is moving towards development. As regards a reshuffle of the state cabinet, Manohar Lal is free to make his own decisions on this issue."
Jain also dwelled on the issue of the recent Jat agitation in the state, the situation arising out of the political crisis in Uttarakhand, the visionary role being essayed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other subjects.
On the Jat agitation that resulted in the loss of lives and destruction of crores worth of property, Jain told Mr. Chandra that it was planned protest to destablise the Manohar Lal Khattar-led BJP government.
"The Jat protest was a conspiracy to defame the Haryana government. But, the protestors were exposed before the public. The center of the protest was under the stronghold of former chief minister Bhupendra Singh Hooda," he said.
He, however, said that the reservation policy as it exists today should be rethought and reworked.
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Jain told Chandra, "There should be re-look on the reservation policy. The needy and deprived should get reservation. But the people in power and financially well sound should not opt for such reservation. And such people should introspect among themselves on this issue."
Commenting on developments in Uttarakhand, Jain said, "Harish Rawat (former chief minister) will fail to win the confidence motion and the BJP will ultimately form a government in the state."
Jain also raised the question of the Finance Bill, saying that Rawat deliberately violated rules, and predicted that Uttarakhand will go in for an early election.
On Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the BJP general secretary in charge of Haryana said, "He is a visionary and the works done by the present government under his leadership are commendable. People across the world have regained self respect due to Modi, and India will soon emerge as a super power."
He also said that Chief Minister Raman Singh is the face of Chattishgarh.
"Under his leadership, Chattishgarh is counted as one of the most progressive states in the nation. In terms of investment, Chattishgarh remains one of the first preferences," he said.
On Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Jain told Chandra that the former is a sensitive leader of the state and has had a long innings in politics, and by virtue of which, he has acquired a minute understanding of people and their issues.
He was critical of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, saying that he is always playing "blame game politics" sans proof and would eventually not be able to meet the public's expectations.