As the Central leadership of the Congress wants to support the Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi to form the Government, Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda gave broad indication of the political move saying his party should offer “unconditional support” to AAP.
Talking to reporters after a meeting of the Cabinet, Hooda said if the decision in this regard is left to him, he would take the decision, “so that the people are benefited”.
Hooda, nevertheless, clarified that this was his personal opinion. The Haryana Chief Minister said that promises like giving adequate drinking water and employment to youth could be fulfilled only by a
Asked about AAP’s preparations to contest Haryana Assembly polls next year, Hooda said, “Every person has the right and freedom to contest. In democracy, whosoever gets majority forms the government.”
To a query that Kejriwal and AAP member Yogendra Yadav were from Haryana and if this could give them advantage in the state, the chief minister dismissed it as “hypothetical”, and said, “let them come, then we will see.”
Describing Congress as a strong party, Hooda said its strength has been shown at the recent rally held at Gohana on November 10. Downplaying the results of the Assembly polls in 4 states, Hooda said that although Congress had lost elections in 2003 in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, but it formed the government at the Centre.