Overview

• Chander Kumar said on June 19 that his son’s transfer complaints were resolved and he had no plans to resign.
• The minister criticized staff transfer requests as a “criminal waste of time” and called for an official transfer policy.
• Neeraj Bharti initially accused middlemen of facilitating BJP workers’ postings and urged his father to step down.
• Hours after his father’s statement, Bharti threatened to challenge Kumar in the Jawali assembly seat if the disputed transfers stood.
• The public feud has intensified scrutiny of internal Congress dynamics and transfer practices in Himachal Pradesh.