The Haryana Congress on Tuesday held a protest march to the Vidhan Sabha in Chandigarh. The party targeted the BJP government over several issues, including law and order, unemployment, and the problems faced by farmers.
The protesting Congress MLAs were headed by Leader of Opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda. They carried placards highlighting various state issues. Some also held ‘jhunjhunas’ (toy rattles) to symbolically “wake up the government from its slumber.”
Haryana Congress chief Rao Narender Singh, who took part in the march, sought a CBI investigation into the IDFC First Bank fraud case. The IDFC First Bank had reported a Rs 590 crore fraud on Sunday. The scam involved employees and others in accounts held by the Haryana government with the private lender.
Singh said that while the state government assigned the Anti-Corruption Bureau to investigate the matter, a CBI probe is needed.
Hooda said the finance department of Haryana had asked departments and public sector enterprises to audit their bank accounts and fixed deposits. He added that the fraud could have been detected much earlier.
Hooda also alleged that law and order in Haryana has worsened under the BJP. He said criminals are free to move around, and people feel unsafe.
“The Congress has hit the streets to raise the burning issues concerning the state, and wake up the government from its slumber. There are so many issues – law and order, corruption, drugs, unemployment, candidates from outside securing government jobs, paddy scam, farmers’ issues, cut in old-age pension, etc.,” Hooda said.
The Congress MLAs gathered near a roundabout and walked almost 1 km to reach the Vidhan Sabha gate. They sat there for several minutes to make their point. Hooda said the BJP has been in power for 11 years but blames the Congress for everything. He added that during Congress rule, Haryana led in per capita income and investment. “Once number one in all areas, Haryana has fallen behind under BJP,” he alleged.
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