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January 18, 2026, 05:18 PM - 3 min read
"Initially, a condition was imposed that women with an annual income of over Rs 1 lakh would not be eligible for the scheme. Later, they said the amount (to be given to the eligible women) will be deposited in instalments every three months," she said.
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January 11, 2026, 07:46 PM - 2 min read
He then reaffirmed Congress’s stand with the MNREGA workers, adding that the party is running a campaign across India to protect their employment.
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January 9, 2026, 07:56 PM - 3 min read
Former chief minister and Leader of the Opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda has said the BJP government has struck a blow to the rights of Dalits, backward classes, the poor, villagers, and Panchayats by making changes to MNREGA.
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December 16, 2025, 06:46 PM - 3 min read
After the meeting of the Congress Legislative Party, while addressing journalists, Haryana Congress President Rao Narendra Singh said that on Wednesday the party will hold district-level protests against the renaming of the MGNREGA scheme.
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December 7, 2025, 05:19 PM - 4 min read
“The recruitment for English Assistant Professors (College Cadre) has completely exposed this government's anti-Haryana stance. The government, which consistently prioritises candidates from other states in recruitments, this time didn’t even select 8 per cent candidates from Haryana,” he said.
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November 24, 2025, 08:51 PM - 2 min read
Hooda also responded to the SIR issue in Haryana. He said Congress workers and Booth Level Agents (BLAs) will work vigilantly to prevent any kind of rigging in the voter list. “The public has understood the BJP's mindset and election rigging, and is now openly raising their voice against it,” he stated.
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November 14, 2025, 06:55 PM - 4 min read
Hooda said that as a responsible Opposition, it is the Congress Party’s duty to raise issues concerning public welfare.
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October 17, 2025, 07:33 PM - 2 min read
Hooda said Haryana farmers were forced to run from pillar to post in the markets because government agencies were refusing to purchase paddy, citing moisture and black grains as excuses. He explained that farmers’ crops were being sold at prices Rs 400–Rs 500 per quintal below the MSP, causing financial distress to farmers.
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October 8, 2025, 08:01 PM - 3 min read
Targeting the ruling party, Hooda said the BJP must address its own factionalism before criticising the Congress. He stressed the need to strengthen the Congress organisation, stating that district-level pradhans have already been appointed and block-level appointments will follow soon.
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September 22, 2025, 06:59 PM - 4 min read
He said after facing the devastation of floods, farmers were now being forced to endure yet another blow at the hands of the government.
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September 12, 2025, 05:48 PM - 4 min read
He said the government should immediately get a special Girdawari done instead of putting people through the hassle of the portal, and provide financial help to the farmers, as the portal is being created only to deprive the farmers of compensation.
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September 9, 2025, 07:16 PM - 2 min read
Former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said the compensation announced by the BJP government was woefully inadequate compared to the damage caused in the state. Calling the compensation “a drop in the ocean,” he demanded that farmers receive at least Rs 50,000–Rs 60,000 per acre.
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