Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal on Sunday said that he has taken upon himself the responsibility to ensure that no leader of his party is involved in corruption.
“If anyone found involved in corruption, he would be thrown out. Similarly, if any official is found involved in corruption, he would also not be spared,” said the Chief Minister while addressing a gathering in Pahadi village of Gurugram district.
Manohar lal said that his government had taken a number of steps during the last three-and-a-half years to curb corruption.
Asking the people to help the government in curbing this menace, he said that jobs in the state are now being given on the basis of merit whereas during the previous governments, it was done on the basis of recommendation.
Without taking anybody's name, he said a former Chief Minister was locked in jail for ten years.
The Chief Minister urged the people not to allow themselves to be misled by the opposition and give such forces a befitting reply through the power of ballot paper
He urged the IIT Delhi Alumni Association which adopted Pahadi village in Gurugram under the Unnat Bharat Abhiyaan to bring about transformational change in rural development process. The IIT Delhi Alumni Association has planned to adopt 150 villages in the country.later, participating in the Raahgiri programme, the Chief Minister urged the people of Gurugram to take a pledge to make Gurugram ‘Green Gurugram’ by planting saplings during the monsoon season. He pedaled his way to the Raahgiri venue to motivate and encourage the people of Gurugram to use non-motorized vehicles.
He said the State Government had decided to launch a plantation drive in the state under which each student of 6th class to 12th class would plant a sapling and take care of it for three years and would be given incentive money of Rs 50 every six months. The sapling would be provided free of cost by the Forest Department, he added.
He also planted saplings along the Golf Course Road and signed the board for pledge on plantation.