Vasundhara Raje's son Dushyant Singh accused of taking MLAs to resort amid speculation over Rajasthan CM post
Rajasthan Chief Minister and BJP Leader Vasundhara Raje's son Dushyant Singh of keeping MLA in resort. "...I had gone to take him (Lalit Meena) from 'Apano Rajasthan Resort'...Dushyant Singh took him along. Kanwarlal, an MLA, tried to stop me.
He asked me to first talk to Dushyant Singh and then take him (Lalit Meena)...A total of five MLAs were there at the resort...," Hemraj Meena was quoted by ANI as saying on Thursday. Lalit Meena was brought to the party office on Wednesday morning after his father had informed the party office about the matter, PTI reported. It was not immediately clear whether the other four stayed back at the resort on Sikar Road.
Meena, however, refused to elaborate on the incident, which is seen as as attempt at 'badabandi' -- holing up elected leaders in resorts as a show of strength. ALSO READ: Race for Rajasthan CM: Vasundhara Raje, Mahant Balak Nath, CP Joshi, Gajendra Shekhawat among top contenders. Full list News agency PTI quoted party sources as saying that the five MLAs from the Kota division had checked into the resort on Tuesday night and had plans to shift to another resort in Kotputli.
The Kishanganj MLA's father Hemraj Meena claimed his son was called by another legislator, Kanwar Lal Meena, to the resort for a meeting. Lalit was allegedly not allowed to leave. He then informed his father about the situation.
ALSO READ: BJP to appoint new faces as Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh chief ministers: Report "When I got the call, I immediately informed the party leaders. We went to the resort where there was an altercation with Kanwar Lal Meena. However, we brought Lalit to the party office," Hemraj Meena told reporters.
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