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BJP MP Rao Inderjit publicly questions party chief Nitin Nabin
Union Minister Rao Inderjit Singh publicly questioned BJP national president Nitin Nabin at a Partition remembrance event in Gurugram on Friday, objecting that local MP and MLAs were not invited. The six-time…
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Union Minister Rao Inderjit Singh publicly questioned BJP national president Nitin Nabin at a Partition remembrance event in Gurugram on Friday, objecting that local MP and MLAs were not invited. The six-time Gurugram MP asked from the stage why elected representatives were excluded while outsiders attended, and drew comparisons with other BJP leaders. The minister said his name was missing from initial invitations and added only after Haryana BJP president Archana Gupta intervened.
The event, organised by the Vibhajan Vibhishika Smriti Nyas, turned awkward as Singh also objected to the programme being projected as a 'community-specific' affair. Nabin used the platform to blame Congress for Partition and praise the Modi government's remembrance initiative. Sources told The Hindu that Singh's office had not received a formal invitation until the Chief Minister's Office intervened a day earlier.
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The spectacle of a Union Minister dressing down his own party president from the stage exposes the lazy narrative that the BJP is a monolithic, disciplined machine. Here, local resentment over being sidelined in a constituency event trumped national hierarchy. The minister's objection was not about policy but about protocol and community labeling. If the party cannot manage guest lists without internal fireworks, the claim of being a well-oiled election juggernaut wears thin. Watch whether disciplinary action follows or the episode is quietly buried.
Sources (2): newindianexpress.com, thehindu.com
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
