Chandigarh, Oct. 13 -- Haryana Chief Minister Naib Singh Saini kept a low profile during a political function held at the Punjab BJP office, where senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) figure Jagdeep Singh Cheema joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Saini arrived briefly for the induction ceremony but departed before it concluded. Security personnel surrounded him closely, restricting journalists from approaching. His limited public interaction came at a time when his administration faces pressure in Haryana following the suicide of senior police officer P. Poorn Kumar, an incident that prompted a mahapanchayat to give the government a 48-hour deadline for action.
In his remarks, Saini defended his government's record, noting that all 24 s...