Chandigarh, 28th August.
The General Secretary of the All India Congress Committee, former Union Minister, and Sirsa MP Kumari Selja said that the BJP government in the state is claiming that it has fulfilled the promises made during its ten-year tenure, but the reality is that for ten years, it ruled by making false declarations and misleading the public. Now, when it appears that the government is on its way out, it is being said that every promise has been fulfilled. The BJP government, both at the state and central levels, has only one job: to create discord among people, lie to rule, and enjoy the benefits. During the tenure of this state government, several major scandals took place, but no investigations were conducted, and wherever there were investigations, those investigations were investigated, with no action taken against the culprits.
In a statement released to the media, Kumari Selja said that whenever elections approach, the BJP starts making a big fuss in the name of religion, beating the drum of false promises and assurances. BJP leaders are telling people that every promise made to the public has been fulfilled.
It is being claimed that the BJP has accelerated Haryana's development, but seeing the situation, everyone says that under BJP rule, there has been destruction, not development. Kumari Selja said that 1.50 lakh people have been given government jobs, but the situation is such that about two lakh posts are still vacant, and the backlog of SC and BC has not been filled till today.
Under HKRN, 1.20 lakh people have been hired, and the government is exploiting them in the name of jobs, disregarding the principle of equal pay for equal work. It was said that poor families would be provided with LPG cylinders at Rs. 500, but this was not implemented.
She said the government is claiming to have fulfilled the promise of providing 100-square-yard plots, but this is a complete lie; this work was done during the Congress rule, and the BJP government did not implement it later. A few months ago, the BJP government allocated 30-square-yard plots but charged a price for them. The government should have provided 100-square-yard plots for free. The government is also claiming to have given a bonus of Rs. 2,000 per acre in the interest of farmers, but this also seems to be just an announcement, as the bonus amount has probably not yet reached any farmer's account.
The government is also claiming to have started purchasing 14 crops at MSP, but the reality on the ground is different. When visiting the mandi, one can see how farmers are being exploited. They are troubled under the pretext of moisture in crops, bad fiber in cotton, or poor quality of produce, forcing them to sell their crops at throwaway prices. She said that Congress is the only party that has fulfilled the promises made to the people.
The Congress has a record of controlling inflation and taking care of the poor. The BJP government claims that the number of poor has decreased under its rule, but if poverty has been eradicated, where did the 80 crore poor who are being given ration come from? Kumari Selja said that the poor need employment and wages more than ration today; if they have employment, they will get ration too.
She said that when the Congress government comes to power, every guarantee made to the people will be fulfilled. The people of the country and the state are troubled by the BJP, and this time, the people of Haryana will show them the way out of power. People have hopes from the Congress, which is why they are saying that the BJP is going, and the Congress is coming to power.