Union minister of petroleum and natural gas Hardeep Singh Puri on Saturday filed his nomination for the Rajya Sabha by-election from Madhya Pradesh.
As part of preparations for the nomination process, minister of state Krishna Gaur signed the consent letter as a proposer for Hardeep Singh Puri. At the time of filing the nomination, chief minister Mohan Yadav, BJP State president Hemant Khandelwal, deputy CMs Jagdish Deora and Rajendra Shukla, among other leaders were present. The seat fell vacant after Union minister L Murugan resigned from the Rajya Sabha on October 13.
Just before Puri filed his nomination, police detained youth Congress district president Amit Khatri and several other leaders of the organisation and took them to Aishbagh Police Station.
After the nomination, Puri didn’t interact with media but Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said that before Diwali, Madhya Pradesh is going to get a gift in the form of an MP like Puri. Khatri said that in a democracy, asking questions and registering protest is the right of citizens.
As a Union Minister, he has given many gifts to Madhya Pradesh including Bina Refinery, Civil Aviation, Smart City, Metro Rail, Metropolitan City and Swachh Bharat Mission. It is expected that he will continue to give new gifts to the state in the coming times as well.
The CM said that Hardeep Singh Puri has had a long parliamentary career.
