Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal on Thursday said the victory of BJP in the bypoll to Jind assembly constituency is a clear indication of increasing faith of people in the present State Government’s transparent and graft-free governance and uniform development policy.
“The way people of Jind has continued with the same trend as was followed during the massive victory of BJP in elections to five Municipal Corporations held recently, I am confident that the party would win all the 10 seats in Haryana in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections,” said Manohar Lal while talking to the mediapersons at his residence here.
He said that this victory assumes a special significance as this is the BJPs first major victory in this area (Jind) which is clear indication of the fact that the people have accepted our working culture.
Taking a dig at opposition parties, Manohar Lal said, “The present BJP Government in the state has started a new political culture of keeping a check on corruption and ensuring uniformed development. The people were fed up with the large scale corruption and nepotism prevailing in the earlier regimes be it in recruitment or transfers”
“For the last few years, the mood of the people in the country has changed significantly and they have expressed their faith in the policies and programmes of the BJP,” he added.
By ensuring the victory of BJP in the by-election, the people have also disapproved the caste-based politics of opposition, said Manohar Lal while targeting Congress and INLD.
He said that the opposition had resorted to caste-based politics in this by-election also but the BJP worked with the principle of Sabka Sath Sabka Vikas and garner support of all sections of the society. The people have put their stamp on the uniform development ensured by the present BJP Government in the state, he said.
When asked whether the BJP would go for an early assembly polls after the positive outcome in Jind bypoll, the Chief Minister said that the Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha elections in the state would be held on time.
“As of now there is no possibility of holding simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha but in case any such suggestion comes from the Centre, the same could be considered,” he said.
In the 90-member Haryana Assembly, the BJP now has 48 seats. The assembly polls in Haryana are due to be held in October 2019.
When asked whether the non-Jat polarization and urban voters helped the BJP to win in Jind, the Chief Minister said that the opposition parties tried to give caste colour in this bye-election but we have worked by rising above the consideration of caste and religion. Besides the urban voters, the people of rural areas also overwhelmingly supported the BJP in this election, he claimed.
On being asked about any possibility of BJP forming any alliance during the ensuing Vidhan Sabha elections in the state, the Chief Minister said that BJP has left the politics of alliance in 2014, whey the party fought independently on all 90 assembly seats in the state. The BJP would go in poll alone this time also but in case any political equation arises, the same would be considered at the time of elections, he added.
Commenting on significance of party’s victory in Jind, he said that Jind is the Centre of Haryana and BJP’s win in Jind by-election would further strengthen its position in the central and western Haryana.
Referring to the Jannayak Janta Party which was supported by Aam Aadmi Party in Jind bypoll, Manohar Lal said, today BJP is number one party in the state as it registered a significant victory in this election without the support of any other party contrary to other party which did not perform well even after making alliance.
Asked about the development of Jind, he said that the present State Government has implemented various development works in Jind which were not undertaken even during the last 15 years.