An unfazed Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal Khattar on Wednesday ruled out his resignation after meeting BJP chief Amit Shah, saying that his Government had acted with "restraint" and he was satisfied with its work.
There will not be any change (in leadership), he told reporters after submitting a report to Shah on the violence in Haryana following the conviction of Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh last week.
Khattar was responding to a query on speculation that the BJP top brass might replace him amid the opposition's charge that his Government mishandled the Dera episode, resulting in large-scale violence. At least 38 people were killed, mostly in police firing. He said his Government had acted with "restraint" as its first target was to ensure that the self-styled godman appeared before the court in Panchkula in Haryana.
