India: Who is this Manohar Lal Khattar the new Chief minister of the state of Haryana ?

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Manohar Lal Khattar – From RSS pracharak to Haryana CM
Written by Varinder Bhatia | Chandigarh | October 21, 2014 6:03 pm

khattar-l Manohar Lal Khattar, who is a bachelor and a first-time MLA, has worked for almost 40 years as an RSS pracharak. (Source: PTI photo)

Former RSS pracharak Manohar Lal Khattar, who will be the next chief minister of Haryana, is a master strategist known for his political acumen. Khattar was appointed chairman of the BJP’s Haryana election committee for the recent Lok Sabha elections.

Khattar joined the RSS in 1980, and has spent nearly 35 years as an active pracharak. He joined the BJP two decades ago. He was born in Haryana, and is a bachelor. In 1994, Khattar was made the Sangathan Mahamantri in Haryana.

In 1996, BJP had allied with Bansi Lal’s Haryana Vikas Party to form the government in the state. However, Khattar felt that the alliance was proving costly for the party, and favoured withdrawal of support from the government. BJP then decided to provide outside support to Om Prakash Chautala. Later, this coalition with the INLD won all 10 seats in Haryana in the 1999 parliamentary elections.

It was in 1996 that Khattar first began working with Narendra Modi, who was then in charge of Haryana. In 2002, Khattar was given charge of elections in J&K. In the aftermath of the Bhuj earthquake, Khattar was called upon to manage elections in Kutch district. BJP won three out of six seats there.

In 2004, Khattar found himself in charge of 12 states, including Delhi and Rajasthan. He then worked under the leadership of the veteran RSS ideologue Bal Apte, who was at the time heading the Chunaav Sahayak Yojna.

Immediately thereafter, Khattar was entrusted with the responsibility of Regional Sangathan Mahamantri for Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Himachal Pradesh. His tenure saw several successes for the party.

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Freedom must have limits too, girls should dress decently to not lure boys, says BJP's Karnal candidate

Pragati Ratti,IBNLive.com | Oct 10, 2014 at 10:52am IST

Karnal: Another politician has blamed girls for rapes. Karnal BJP MLA candidate Manohar Lal Khattar has said that girls must be dressed decently and not 'lure' boys.

On a question about Khap panchayats and their rulings, Khattar said that to an extent Khap rulings were justified as they 'tried to abide by the Indian culture'. Khattar, who is also being seen as a possible CM candidate if BJP wins the October 15 Assembly elections in Haryana, said that girls need to be dressed decently so as to 'not attract the opposite sex'.

Speaking to IBNLive, Khattar said, "Khaps maintain the tradition of a girl and boy being brother and sister. They are just making sure that a girl and boy do not see each other in the wrong way. These rulings help prevent rapes too."
Freedom must have limits too, girls should dress decently to not lure boys, says BJP's Karnal candidate
Khattar also went on to say pre-marital sex is wrong, calling it 'ulti seedhi cheezein'.

He also went on to say pre-marital sex is wrong, calling it 'ulti seedhi cheezein'. "Pre-marital sex is a blot. Sex after marriage is acceptable. Pre-marital sex happens as the minds of the girls and boys are not on the right track," he said.

"If a girl is dressed decently, a boy will not look at her in the wrong way," Khattar added. When interrupted and asked about the freedom of choice to girls and boys, he said, "If you want freedom, why don't they just roam around naked? Freedom has to be limited. These short clothes are western influences. Our country's tradition asks girls to dress decently."

While Khattar holds these views, his own party member, Ambala Cantt BJP MLA Anil Viz disagreed with him. "I personally disagree with him. We can't hold such views in 21st century," said.

BJP's Karnal MP Ashwani Kumar Chopra too said he disagreed with Khattar's views. "At his age, people tend to become slightly orthodox," Chopra commented on Khattar's remark.

The Congress too hit out at him saying, "One needs to change with time. Change is the only constant. Such views are wrong," said Congress Karnal candidate Surender Singh Narwal.