Overview

• On August 4, Anil Vij urged Haryana residents to stop listening to kathavachaks and instead seek guidance from credentialed saints
• Vij distinguished kathavachaks as anyone who merely reads books from self-styled storytellers and described saints as figures who have undergone penance, renunciation and attained spiritual wisdom
• He cast the controversy over Aniruddhacharya’s remarks on unmarried women as evidence of unvalidated storytellers misleading the faithful
• The minister reiterated his record as Haryana’s most-senior BJP MLA with seven assembly wins and unmatched political influence
• Vij announced a statewide BJP mobilisation tour beginning August 15, assigning duties across all 42 assembly constituencies to rally party workers