Karnal on BJP's Electoral Radar: Transport Minister, CM's Wife Lead Charge

As the opposition parties have yet to declare their candidates, the BJP is leaving no stone unturned in its campaign for victory in Karnal. Transport Minister Aseem Goel and Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini's wife, Suman Saini, hit the ground running on Thursday, focusing their efforts on wooing youth, women, traders, teachers, and other sections of society. 

With evident enthusiasm, the two leaders took to the streets, chairing separate events and urging the people of Karnal city to ensure the victory of former CM Manohar Lal Khattar from the Karnal Lok Sabha seat and CM Nayab Singh Saini from the Karnal Assembly by-election.

Suman Saini kicked off her campaign by interacting with the youth, many of whom are believed to be first-time voters, at an event organised by BJP leader Vikas Kathuria and his wife Archana Kathuria. She urged them to vote in favour of the BJP to elect Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a third consecutive term, emphasising the importance of continuing the pace of development. She also encouraged them to cast two votes on May 25 — one for former CM Khattar and the other for her husband Saini — to strengthen the BJP.

Highlighting the significance of each vote in strengthening the country, Suman said, "The future of the nation lies in the hands of the youth. They should use their vote wisely to make our country stronger under Modi's leadership."

Suman also attended a program organised by BJP leader Rajni Parocha at Jundla Gate, where she highlighted the achievements of PM Modi's tenure and the nine-and-a-half-year government in Haryana. "The upcoming five years will be crucial as PM Modi will make significant decisions for the nation's welfare," she said. She claimed that the BJP would win all 10 seats of the Lok Sabha in Haryana and the Karnal by-election.

Meanwhile, Transport Minister Aseem Goel attended multiple programs and claimed that CM Saini and former CM Khattar would win their respective seats by record margins. After discussing the elections with party workers and leaders, Goel attended a program in Model Town organised by youth BJP district president Subham Gupta.

He referred to the Congress as a "flop party," likening it to a blockbuster movie of the past where tickets were sold out like cinemas. "Now, the era of old cinema halls has ended, and the era of multiplexes has begun," he added, suggesting that Congress's box office had closed. He alleged that people neither liked their characters nor their stories. 

Without naming former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, Goel remarked that previously, "grandmother had given a slogan of eradicating poverty, and now the grandson was still repeating the same." He added that people had removed the Congress, yet it had not declared its candidates. Goel also sought votes in the name of Modi and the achievements of the state government in the past nine-and-a-half years.