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Hooda will rid Haryana of drug smugglers

Former chief minister and opposition leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Sunday said he would rid Haryana of drug smugglers and criminals if the Congress party came to power in the Haryana assembly elections.

Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda during election campaign at Chautala village in support of party candidate Amit Sihag from Dabwali in Sirsa district on Sunday. (PTI)

Addressing a rally at Dabwali Assembly in Sirsa, Hooda said that criminals and smugglers who are ruining the present and future generation of the state will not be allowed to live in Haryana after the formation of a Congress government.

“The criminals and drug smugglers should leave the state before October 8 because the BJP government which is providing shelter to criminals and smugglers will go and the Congress government will come to power with a huge majority. The BJP government has spread drugs in every village, street and locality. This government has been working on the policy of making youth addicted to drugs for the last 10 years. Today, there are more drug-related deaths in Haryana than in Punjab,” he added.

Hooda alleged that the BJP, fearing defeat, had fielded parties like INLD, HLP and JJP to steal votes from the Congress party, but the public understood that every vote given to these parties would benefit the BJP.

“If the Congress government is formed, 200,000 permanent appointments will be made in a fair manner on the basis of merit and examinations. Apart from this, the public will also have the advantage of 6,000 pension for elderly people, old pension scheme for employees, 300 units of free electricity, LPG cylinder for 500, fee of 2,000 per month for women and free treatment program up to 25 lakh,” he promised. “Farmers will get a legal guarantee of MSP and the upper limit for the upper class in OBC will be 6 to 10 lakh so that the people of lower classes can avail full benefits of reservation,” he added.

Speaking on the occasion, Congress candidate Amit Sihag said that Chautala village was notorious as a drug trafficking hub because drugs were being sold in front of the offices of BJP and regional parties, which claim to provide social services.

“Chautala village, known as Tau Devi Lal, has been defamed by INLD and JJP for drug smuggling. JJP is a business party. Even in the farmers' movement, they supported the three black laws instead of supporting the farmers. Now the farmers will respond to them with shock votes. INLD has become BJP's second team and has been making compromises and conspiracies to defeat the Congress party,” he added.