Chandigarh, Oct. 17 -- The death of two Haryana Police officials a week apart has cast a shadow on the Nayab Singh Saini-led BJP government's plans to celebrate one year in office. The crisis couldn't have come at a more inopportune time for Saini, who had planned to put up a show of strength in Sonepat on October 17. In the backdrop of the controversy fraught with stirring the caste cauldron, Prime Minister Narendra Modi cancelled plans to attend the rally to mark the occasion.

"On its first anniversary, the government's plan was to project an image of stability and development. Instead, it finds itself in a fire fighting mode", said a BJP leader, requesting anonymity. " This ( crisis) has come as the first test for Saini", he added.

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