Senior Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda on launched attack on the BJP-led government in Haryana, saying it has pushed the state back on every development parameter during its seven years of rule so far.
The former chief minister described the present BJP-JJP government in the state as the “most corrupt and inefficient” dispensation in Haryana’s history.
“This government is a total failure… it is the most corrupt and inefficient in Haryana’s history,” he told reporters.
On former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh launching his new political party, Hooda said, “He is my friend and he will remain a friend. It does not matter if he floats a party or not, what has friendship got to do with that.” At the same time, he added, “But I want to say one thing that the Congress is strong in Punjab.”
Hooda said that the next programme under the party’s ‘Vipaksh Aapke Samaksh’ outreach programme will be held in Jind on November 14.
Hooda had launched the programme from Karnal last month.
“The BJP-led government has pushed Haryana back on every development parameter during its seven years rule so far,” he alleged.
“Today, the state has now become number one in unemployment and crime,” Hooda said.
The BJP-JJP combine had promised to hike old age pension to Rs 5,100, pay scales for employees at par with Punjab, free tubewell connections to farmers, round-the-clock power supply, unemployment allowance to qualified youth who are unemployed, permanent job to temporary or guest teachers, but they failed to fulfil their promises, he said.
Hooda said the BJP-JJP government has put the farmers in a pitiable condition as there is shortage of DAP fertilisers, which is now being distributed at some places in police stations and police lines.
Besides, farmers have been protesting for 11 months demanding scrapping of three central farm laws, but the government has so far failed to resolve the issue, he said.
