Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Sunday lashed out at the BJP-led Central Government over farmers issue and accused it of misleading them with false promises.
if the Congress is voted back to power in Haryana after next year's lok Sabha polls, it would provide relief to all sections of the society.
“If the Congress is voted back to power in Haryana after next year's lok Sabha polls, it would provide relief to all sections of the society, said Hooda while addressing a gathering at Anaaj Mandi at Tohana in Fatehabad district after launching fourth phase of his 'Jankranti Yatra'.
The senior Congress leader launched a scathing attack at the BJP over its alleged attempts to mislead the farmers on remunerative pricing for agricultural commodities.
He said, “The government claims to have implemented the recommendations of the Swaminathan Commission and is patting itself on the back after it raised crop MSP. However, their claims are false.”
"We don’t make false promises, we had waived pending electricity bills worth Rs 1,600 crore in Haryana (during previous Hooda led Congress government--2005-2009)," he said.
"Before the elections, the BJP had promised to give jobs to youth. They promised jobless youth an unemployment allowance of Rs 9,000 per month, but they have neither provided the jobs nor the unemployment allowance," Hooda claimed.
Hooda also talked about the issue of drug addiction and called on the youth to stay away from drugs.
He said that parents have an additional responsibility of keeping a close watch on their children to ensure that they stay away from all kinds of intoxicants.
The two-time former Chief Minister also attacked the BJP led Haryana Government for its alleged failure to maintain law and order situation in the state.
"It is a matter of shame for all of us that Haryana has become the number one in the country for crime against women. The gangrape of a young woman in Panchkula is the latest example," he said.
"During the Congress rule, Haryana was number one in the country in per-capita income, per-capita investments, agriculture, sports and several other fields. The BJP has pushed the state into despair,” he added.
Hooda said, “If people bring back the Congress, we will bring back the state to its old glory and make Haryana the number one state in progress and development.”