Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Friday came down on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Gujarat model of development claiming that his State was far ahead in various parameters.
Addressing public gatherings during rathyatra organised at Faridabad, Palwal and Mewat, Hooda said Haryana is far ahead of Gujarat on 24 fronts which could clearly be reflected through figures. These areas include old age, widow and handicapped pension, per capita income, per capita investment and planned budget.
Hooda said that under the Gujarat model, the old age pension would have to be reduced to Rs400 from the present Rs1,000. He said that In Haryana under MGNREGA, Rs236 per day is been given to the labourers, whereas the farmers are been given Rs301 per quintal for sugarcane crop, which is highest in the country.
The Chief Minister said that Rs10,000 per acre are being given to the farmers as compensation amount for the damage to their crops by natural disasters and financial assistance of Rs5 lakh and Rs2.50 lakh respectively is given to the widow or dependent children of the farmers in case of his death during farming and for disability. He said that in Haryana, cash price of Rs2 crore is given to the bravery award holder soldier which is highest in the country.
“Modi is just playing pranks and deceiving people with a dream to become the Prime Minister of the country,” he said.