Former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Friday said that the Congress party would bring a no-confidence motion against the Manohar Lal Khattar Government in the state.
The BJP-JJP led State Government has lost its ground over its stance in the ongoing farmer agitation. The Congress will seek a special assembly session from the Governor, said Hooda, who is Leader of Opposition in Haryana Assembly.
He said that three independents who supported the government have withdrawn their support. The coalition JJP MLA’s are openly speaking against them. Even before the Baroda bypolls, we had announced that the BJP government has lost grounds and now it is evident that the Chief Minister has even lost the confidence of his own supporting MLAs, he said.
The senior Congress leader said the party is seeking a special session to test the confidence in the chair and address the farmer’s concerns.
There are many who are issuing statements supporting farmers but are still with the chair. They will be unmasked, he said.
On being asked whether the Congress is in touch with the JJP MLAs for support, Hooda said he would not tell everything on this platform.
Lashing out at Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar for his recent statement claiming Haryana farmers did not join the agitation, Hooda said he did not have his facts right as his own government had lathicharged Haryana farmers in Peepli, picking them from homes a night before the planned march and has now booked them.
Reacting to Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister JP Dalal’s statements about foreign funding being provided to farmers, Hooda said he should not just publicly apologise but also resign for humiliating every single farmer.
“Famers are being insulted. They are shivering in cold, sleeping on roads, eating in langars and are being brutally treated. Dalal should resign for mocking the cause of people whose welfare he is responsible for,” Hooda added.