Birender Singh, member of Rajya Sabha and senior Congress leader has softened his stand against Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda eyeing the upcoming rally at Jind on August 20.
Singh was being cited as main Opposition of Hooda within the Congress as he was disgruntled with the State CM and pioneered in voicing his concerns against irregular development taking place in the State.Addressing the mediapersons on Wednesday, Singh said that I have invited all the current and former MlAs, MPs and other office bearers of the State Congress including the president of the State Congress and presidents at district and block level to attend the rally.
“We are dispatching 800 invitations in writing, 500 have already been posted and three hundred will be sent within a day or two,” added Singh. Singh however refrained from directly commenting about sending an invitation to Hooda but said that “I have sent a message to the CM indirectly and have asked him to attend the rally in which Congress President is taking part,” he added.
“I am requesting him (hinting at Hooda) to launch Congress party”s prestigious Food security Ordinance from which 1.35 crore people of the State will be benefited at the upcoming Jind rally on August 20 instead of organising functions at 21 districts separately”, added Singh. He said that they have planned to organise “Blood donation camp” at the rally to make a record collection of units of blood on the birth anniversary late Rajiv Gandhi on the same day.
When asked about the confirmation of Sonia Gandhi”s visit in the rally, as on the same day numbers of other functions are to be attended by the Congress President; Singh said that the state government will get the information about her visit first and then I will be informed, however due to security reasons it is not possible to comment on her movements.
“I have not only sent invitation to Sonia Gandhi but also met her in person at Delhi and informed her about my rally in Jind and she has given her consent for attending the same,” added Singh. Singh however distanced himself from commenting on the issue raised by Rao Inderjit Singh about the DlF-Vadra land deal. Rather he maintained that Gurgaon MP”s comments are against two private firms and a deal struck between them and hence the name of Congress should not be maligned.
Rajya Sabha MP on the other hand voiced his concerns about unemployment within the state and the plight of youngsters suffering the pang of it and ascertained that he will bring up the issue with Congress President. He admitted that the hold of the Congress within the state has weakened and it is high time that steps are taken to reinforce it.
Singh is considered to be a popular Jat leader, but he failed to reserve a seat for the Union Cabinet berth during last expansion before the 2014 general election. It is being said that he was considered for a post but at the last moment things turned against him. Commenting on the issue the MP said that he is not aware of the facts as to why his candidature for a cabinet seat was rejected.