Chandigarh, May 3 (PTI) Haryana BJP chief Mohan Lal Badoli on Sunday said the party will issue a notice to senior leader Kuldeep Bishnoi and seek his reply over certain remarks he has made through the social media.
Bishnoi on Saturday demanded an apology from his party's Rajya Sabha MP, Rekha Sharma, over her alleged remarks against former chief minister and his father Bhajan Lal, and served an ultimatum to the BJP, saying "otherwise, this matter will not remain confined here".
The younger son of late Bhajan Lal not only launched a scathing attack on Sharma, but also on Badoli, claiming that while referring to the former chief minister recently, he had not used a "respectful tone".
Talking to reporters in Ambala, Badoli said, "We will issue a notice to him and seek his reply."
Badoli said Chaudhary Bhajan Lal served as the chief minister of Haryana for a long duration.
About Sharma, he said she was speaking at a meeting in Panchkula recently in connection with the upcoming civic polls.
"She erred in her choice of words, but did not make any personal remarks on Bhajan Lal. Rekha Sharma also gave a clarification later to what she had said. But the way Kuldeep Bishnoi has commented through the social media, we will issue a notice to him...," the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader said.
The Bishnoi Samaj had also recently sought an apology from Sharma, alleging that while campaigning in Panchkula recently for the civic polls, she had made objectionable remarks about Bhajan Lal.
In a video posted on X late on Saturday evening, Bishnoi, who joined the BJP in 2022 after quitting the Congress, also claimed that no one knew about the saffron party in Haryana before it formed the government in the state more than 10 years ago.
He claimed that of the three times that the BJP has formed the government in Haryana, he played an important role twice.
Chaudhary Bhajan Lal is not just a name, he was an institution and he embodied a steadfast resolve to live for people, Bishnoi asserted.
Targeting Sharma, he said "and today, an attempt is being made to raise a question mark on that great name".
"I wish to state clearly and fearlessly, Rekhaji, your statement is not merely a mistake, it is indicative of the weakness of your mindset. History bears witness that you have not simply uttered those words, you have exposed your intellectual fragility and immaturity. You are attempting to erase a name that has shaped both the destiny and the identity of this state," Bishnoi said.
He also condemned the way Badoli recently spoke while referring to Bhajan Lal.
"You should not forget that if you (BJP) have formed the government today, you have reached here because of Kuldeep Bishnoi. Of the three times the BJP formed the government (in Haryana), Kuldeep Bishnoi had a role to play twice.
"Who knew the BJP earlier (in Haryana)? From our vote share, 7.75 per cent was transferred to the BJP. If you insult tall leaders like this, people will not forget it nor will we make them forget," he said.
"I want to state in clear terms, do not compel me to take such a step that will once again bring you crashing down from the pinnacle of success to the rock bottom (arsh say farsh tak)," Bishnoi said to the BJP leadership.
Sharma should apologise or the party should issue a notice to her, otherwise this matter will not remain confined to this point, he warned.