Rajasthan: NSUI begins ‘flower diplomacy’ to woo rebel MLAs

JAIPUR: At a time when Congress is hitting the streets to save its government from falling in the state, its student wing National Students Union of India (NSUI) is knocking at the doors of rebel MLAs in Jaipur and persuading their families to call them back from Manesar (Haryana) for a dialogue with the party.
NSUI state president Abhishek Choudhary is approaching the families of rebel MLAs with flowers to convey a message of respecting people’s mandate by saving the democratically elected government.
“All these 19 MLAs are our senior party leaders who won on the Congress ticket in December 2018. Neither they have quit Congress nor joined the BJP. It clearly means that they are part of the family and have some differences which can be sorted out with a dialogue,” said Choudhary, who has covered the residence of nine rebel MLAs by 4pm. His team started the day by approaching the family of Ved Prakash at his residence at Mansarovar in Jaipur.
“Here we took the blessings of his mother and urged the family to convey our message to respected Prakasji to return to the party. She told me that Prakashji’s father is unwell. I took the doctor to her residence,” said Choudhary.
The next in line was the residence of Tonk MLA Sachin Pilot. Here the NSUI team met Nathu Lal one of the staff members at his residence. They, however, returned leaving red roses at his residence. The team met the brother of MLA Dausa Murari Lal Meena and conveyed him the message that how he had contested the polls against the divisive politics of BJP.
“His brother has told him to have genuine concerns which the party had ignored. I assured him the entire NSUI team is with him once he returns and bats for his genuine demands,” said Choudhary.
Other MLAs covered by them were Ramesh Meena, MLA from Sapotra, Mukesh Bhakar from Ladnu.