Anil Vij ‘gets upset easily’: ML Khattar as BJP leader skips Nayab Saini’s oath

Former Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, speaking to reporters about BJP leader Anil Vij, said the latter “gets upset easily, but becomes normal later.”

Khattar’s remark came as Vij skipped Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini’s swearing-in ceremony on Tuesday, where, according to Khattar, he would also have been inducted into the cabinet.

“Ministers had to take oath today and his (Vij’s) name was on that (list). But he could not come,” Khattar told reporters in Chandigarh when asked whether Vij’s name was there in the race for the post of Deputy Chief Minister.

Asked whether Vij was upset, he said, “Anil Vij is our senior colleague. He sometimes gets upset easily, but he becomes normal later.”

In the past, too, there have been many incidents when Vij got upset over something, but later on, things were normal, said Khattar.

“I spoke with him. He said he did not feel like coming (for the oath-taking event). We will speak to him. Nayab Saini ji will also speak to him,” he added.

Earlier in the day, former Home Minister Vij had walked out of the BJP legislature party meeting, in which Saini was elected as the leader, in a huff.

Saini was sworn in as the Chief Minister, replacing BJP strongman Khattar. The development to bring in a new face as the chief minister by the BJP came just weeks ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.

Khattar’s second term as chief minister was to end in October when the assembly polls are due.

Vij was learnt to be upset as the party decided to elevate Saini, ignoring the Ambala Cantt MLA.