Former state minister Rao Narender Singh officially took charge as the Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president. The event was attended by several Congress MPs, MLAs, and former MLAs.
State in-charge BK Hariprasad, Leader of Opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda, former Union minister Birender Singh, Congress general secretary Randeep Surjewala, and Rohtak MP Deepender Hooda were also present at the function.
Former state minister Capt Ajay Singh Yadav did not attend the event. On September 29, he had posted on X that the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, wanted a person with a clean image as the new state president. However, he said, the choice of Rao Narender was the opposite.
Yadav was indirectly pointing to the 'Cash for CLU scam', in which an FIR has been registered against Rao Narender. Sirsa MP and former Union minister Kumari Selja was also absent as she is currently abroad.
At the function, Birender Singh called on the new PCC chief to build a strong grassroots organisation, especially at the block level.
He said, “If the Congress remains united, Hooda could become CM in seven months, not four years. If the Congress sends a message to people on the ground to get united, the BJP will leave Haryana.”
Addressing Hariprasad, he added, “You have made Rao Narender the PCC president and Hooda the CLP leader; now, set up the organisation at the grassroots. You have 37 MLAs, you could make it in two hours.” He also warned that favourites should not be chosen. He pointed out that if an experienced leader like him had been made PCC chief, there would have been opposition within the party.
He further said, “Discipline should also be implemented on those who talk about disciplining others. The senior leader should not be exempted. It should not happen that junior leaders would be punished. If this happened, I would oppose.”
Bhupinder Hooda blamed the party’s defeat in the Assembly polls on the absence of a strong organisation at the ground level. He also accused the Election Commission of acting in favour of the BJP.
Rao Narender, in his address, praised the 10-year rule of Bhupinder Hooda. He said “The state used to be No. 1 in all fields, whether giving plots to poor people, sports, medical education, or the power sector…People are now upset with the BJP. The Congress waived power bills of Rs 1,600 crore and Rs 2,200 crore of debt. The BJP has only benefited the rich.”
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