Former Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda has said that the BJP-JJP government has snatched away the benefits of MSP and compensation from farmers, employment from youth, welfare schemes like 100-yard plots from the poor, reservation from Dalits and backward classes. Therefore, all sections including farmers, laborers, employees, businessmen, Dalits, backward classes and women will work together to snatch power from BJP.
Hooda, addressing a press conference at Boney Mann’s house after participating in several social programs in Karnal today, said that a scam of crores of rupees has once again taken place with the farmers in the name of Prime Minister Crop Insurance Scheme. “Insurance premium was deducted from the farmers of 7 districts of Cluster-2, Karnal, Ambala, Hisar, Gurugram, Jind, Mahendragarh and Sonipat, but they were not insured. Now farmers are looking to companies and the government for compensation,” he said.
“But as always, they are getting cheated in the name of insurance and compensation. About Rs 1300 crore is due to farmers for last 3 years. The government has not yet paid nearly Rs 500 crore due to the commission agents and laborers for the paddy season,” he added.
Hooda said that before 2014, Haryana was number one in providing per capita income, per capita investment and employment. “BJP has made him number one in inflation, crime, drugs and unemployment. This is the reason why the youth of Haryana are forced to leave their state and country as they do not see a secure future during the tenure of the current government,” he pointed out.
The former Chief Minister reminded that during the Congress tenure, free plots of 100 yards were given to about 4 lakh poor families, but BJP stopped this scheme as soon as it came to power. He said this government has blocked many schemes run by Congress for the poor, SCs and backward classes.
Hooda attacked the government over the law and order situation in the state and said the latest report of NCRB has once again made it clear that this government has completely failed to provide security to the people. “Haryana has emerged as the most unsafe state for women. People in the government are caught in an open conflict. Law and order and health services have collapsed,” he said.
“The conflict between the State Home and Health Minister and the Chief Minister continues, and the people of the state have to suffer the consequences. Congress will also raise this issue strongly in the Assembly. After Jind, now a case of sexual exploitation of girl students has been reported in Karnal also. Congress demands that such cases should be investigated by CBI, under a supervision of the sitting judge of the High Court,” he said.
Responding to a question about the claims being made by the BJP, Hooda said the BJP-JJP government is visible only in hollow propaganda and advertisements, while they have clearly lost support on the ground. “Leaders and workers of the ruling parties are also continuously joining the party by expressing faith in the policies of Congress. So far, about 30 former MLAs have joined Congress. While the alliance parties are engaged in baseless campaign in the media, the Congress has reached every home through its programmes,” he said. Commenting on Rajasthan elections, Hooda said that Congress won most of the seats adjoining Haryana.
