BJP has made former Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar its candidate from Karnal Lok Sabha seat of Haryana. To give competition to Khattar, the Congress high command has rejected the names included in the panel. Now it is considering fielding famous Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt in the election field.
In the meeting of the Central Election Committee (CEC) of the Congress, in the presence of Sonia Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge and KC Venugopal, Sanjay Dutt's name was discussed on the Karnal seat, but the final decision will be taken only after discussion with the state level leaders of the party.
Names of these Congress leaders are also in discussion
The names of Chanakya Sharma, son of former Assembly Speaker Kuldeep Sharma from Karnal, former Speaker Ashok Arora, Congress National Secretary Virendra Singh Rathore are mentioned in the Congress panel, on which the top leadership of the Congress is not yet agreed.
Let us tell you that Sanjay's father Sunil Dutt was a minister in the government of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Sister Priya Dutt has also been an MP. The ancestral home of the Dutt family is in village Mendoli in Yamunanagar district, where they are yet to visit.
Congress can give ticket to Raj Babbar from Gurugram Lok Sabha seat. Actor Sunil Dutt was born on 6 June 1929 in Jhelum West Punjab (Pakistan). After partition, his family settled in Mandauli village. Some Congress leaders want to bring Sanjay Dutt into politics. Karnal seat seems suitable for him for this.
Close to Chautala family
Sanjay Dutt has family relations with INLD Principal General Secretary Abhay Singh Chautala. Sanjay has come to Haryana several times for Abhay's election campaign. Abhay is a candidate from Kurkshetra Lok Sabha seat. The film actor is also friends with Abhay's elder brother Ajat Chautala and nephews Dushyant Chautala and Digvijay Chautala.
Final decision after discussion with state level leaders
Sanjay Dutt's name was discussed for Karnal seat in the presence of Sonia Gandhi, National President Mallikarjun Kharge and KC Venugopal, but the final decision will be taken after discussion with the state level leaders of the party. Discussion is going on in the name of former MP Raj Babbar from Gurugram Lok Sabha seat.