Anil Vij is our leader, will go and meet him: Haryana CM Saini

Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Wednesday said that he will go and meet Anil Vij, saying he is their senior leader and will get guidance from him.

Senior BJP leader and former home minister Anil Vij did not find a place in the Saini-led cabinet.

Vij has apparently been upset with the party not keeping him in the loop when they decided to make Saini the chief minister by replacing Manohar Lal Khattar.

Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a party meeting in Rohtak, Saini was asked why Vij is upset.

In response to this question, he said, "Koyee naraaz nahi hai (he is not upset). Anil Vij sahab hamare neta hai, varisht neta hai, unka marg darshan milta hai, aagey bhi marg darshan milega. Mein syavam he adarniye Anil Vij ji ke pass javunga. (Anil Vij is our leader, a senior leader, we get guidance from him, in future also we will get his guidance. I will go and meet respected Anil Vij)." On Wednesday, newly inducted minister Aseem Goel, who is MLA from Ambala City, neighbouring constituency of Vij's Ambala Cantt, called on Vij at the latter's Ambala residence.

Earlier on Tuesday, speaking to reporters after taking oath here, Goel had said, "Vij is my elder brother and I have a lot to learn from him and we will move ahead under his guidance." During his interaction with reporters in Rohtak, the chief minister reiterated the BJP will win all the 10 Lok Sabha seats from Haryana.

Saini said the people still remember that corruption was rampant when the Congress used to come to power whereas development has been accelerated under the Narendra Modi led dispensation.