Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Thursday laid the foundation stone of development works worth more than Rs 313 crore at a ‘Pragati rally’ in Fatehabad. He said that a wildlife treatment centre will be built in Badopal. As per the government policy, the electricity poles installed in the middle of the roads and the wires passing over the houses will be removed free of cost by the local corporation. In various villages where voltage is low, a big transformer will be installed by the Electricity Department, Saini added.

The Chief Minister also announced that a boosting station will be built in Ward number 13-14, if land is available. The mini bypass of Fatehabad will also be renovated. The committee constituted by the government is considering making Bhuna a sub-division and Bhattu a tehsil, and as soon as the criteria are met, this work will be completed.

Addressing the gathering, Saini, “We have risen above the district, city and constituency and looked at the entire state with one vision. Rising above regionalism and nepotism, we have worked for the progress and prosperity of the entire Haryana.”

Taking a dig at the Opposition, the Chief Minister said those who are demanding an account of the 10-year tenure of the current state government should look into their own conscience. Their government used to work in commission mode, while our government works in mission mode. Corruption was at its peak during their rule, only those who had recommendations and money used to get government jobs whereas the present government worked to change the system in the state and gave government jobs to the youth on merit. “Our government has closed the shops of such middlemen who used to do brokerage in getting government jobs or getting government work done for people. We have made the state a developed state by freeing it from fear, corruption, nepotism and regionalism,” he said.

 Hitting at the Opposition parties, Saini further said that those people whose own records were poor, who gave birth to corruption, nepotism and left the people to fend for themselves, were today asking us for accountability. The account of our tenure is given by those youths who have got government jobs without any expenses and slips. The poor person whose treatment is being done free of cost today is giving the government’s report. The farmer in whose account the amount of crop insurance and compensation is going directly is giving the government’s report. The elderly are also giving the government’s report as they do not have to run around offices to get their pension. Their pension is being given while they are sitting in their homes. Under the previous government, the elderly had to run around offices for 6-6 months to get their pension.

Saini said that during the reign of the Congress, the condition of Fatehabad city was like a remote village. The roads were broken, the drinking water system was in a shambles and there was shortage of electricity. Waterlogging used to happen during rain. In the last 10 years, the government has constantly accelerated the wheel of development here. Development works worth crores of rupees have been completed and works worth crores of rupees are in progress, he said.

The Chief Minister said in the last 10 years, the government has laid a network of 4-6 lane highways in the state. Bypasses, flyovers and railway overbridges and underbridges have been built to facilitate traffic. A new era is being ushered in the field of education by the establishment of high-quality educational institutions. Today, the development of Haryana is being discussed not only in the country but also abroad.

The Chief Minister said that the aim is to open a medical college in every district. Taking a step in this direction, Sant Shiromani Shri Guru Ravidas Government Medical College is being opened in Rasulpur village of Fatehabad. Similarly, under the target of opening a hospital in every district, a 200-bed hospital is being constructed in Sector-9 at a cost of Rs 45 crore. A 100-bed seven-story hospital is also being constructed in Tohana at a cost of Rs 138 crore. The government has also opened many new institutions to make this district a leader in the field of education.

 He said the government has worked to increase its connectivity to accelerate the development of this area. The Mandi Dabwali-Sirsa-Fatehabad-Delhi National Highway is passing through here. Similarly, with the construction of Hansi-Maham-Rohtak railway line, the people of this area have got more rail connectivity to Delhi. Maharaja Agrasen Airport being built in Hisar is just 35 km from here. In this way, this area has also got air connectivity, the chief minister added.