Congress General Secretary and Sirsa MP Kumari Selja on Monday refuted all the speculations about not campaigning for the party in poll-bound Haryana as she was sulking over not being considered for the Chief Minister's post and said that she will be soon seen in the state. Selja's clarification came following her conspicuous absence from critical party events, including the manifesto launch by party chief Mallikarjun Kharge. Adding to the controversy, Union Minister and former Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar had invited her to join the BJP.
Talking to reporters in New Delhi, Selja vowed her dedication to her party and said everyone knows she is a "Congressi", as she dismissed suggestions that she could switch over to the BJP. Amid reports that she was disgruntled over ticket distribution for the Haryana Assembly polls, Selja also dismissed talk of discord within the party ranks and said, “We will sit together to form the government.”
Asked about the BJP's recent overtures to her to join its ranks amid reports that she was unhappy over ticket distribution for the Haryana Assembly polls, the Congress general secretary said, "The BJP is probably more concerned. There are many things that go around within the party. "We had worked to ensure the party's victory earlier in Lok Sabha and later also...so that we strengthen the party on the ground, work for the people on the ground and take that forward, we have to form a Congress government."
Selja said she would start her campaign for the polls in two to three days.
"Since I was silent they (the BJP) started talking but there is no such thing, they also know it, they were also doing politics but they know and everyone knows, Selja is a Congressi," she said. On whether the perception of disgruntlement would help the BJP, she said, "There is no such thing, we will together form the government."
Her remarks came after party general secretary Randeep Surjewala said Sirsa MP Selja would campaign for the Congress and address a public meeting in Narwana this week.
