Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has asserted that the Congress will strongly raise issues such as paper leaks, unemployment, law and order, and corruption in the upcoming Assembly session.
Hooda alleged that the BJP government is shielding the paper leak mafia, as examination papers continue to be leaked under its rule.
“One after the other, scams are being exposed. Even the High Court has shown the mirror to the government on the mining scam. Despite this, the government is trying to cover up how big a scam it is. Like corruption, unemployment and crime are continuously increasing in the state,” he said.
Addressing journalists at his residence, Hooda remarked that the public has no expectations from the forthcoming budget, as the BJP has done little beyond increasing the state’s debt over the last decade.
“The BJP has not yet implemented any of its election promises. During its 10-year tenure, BJP did not establish any major industry, any major project, any major university, any medical college or any other major institution in Haryana. BJP is continuously betraying the trust of the people,” he stated.
On the issue of civic elections, the former Chief Minister reiterated the Congress party’s demand for voting through ballot paper, criticising the removal of VVPAT from EVMs.
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He termed it a “direct violation” of the Supreme Court’s directive.
“Today, elections are held through ballot papers even in developed countries like America. Because any electronic machine can be manipulated. In such a situation, elections should be held through ballot paper in India too,” Hooda asserted.
Hooda also expressed concerns over the drastic decline in payments under the PM Fasal Bima Yojana, noting a 90 per cent reduction in the insurance claims paid to Haryana’s farmers in the 2023-24 fiscal year.
“In the year 2022-23, farmers of Haryana were paid ₹2,496.89 crore, but in 2023-24 they received only ₹224.43 crore,” he pointed out.
He further added that the national figures for insurance claim disbursement had also declined, from ₹18,211.73 crore in 2022-23 to ₹15,504.87 crore in 2023-24.
“It has become clear once again that the crop insurance scheme is a scheme to fill the coffers of private insurance companies by looting the farmers,” he remarked
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