Congress had handed over Haryana to ‘dalals’ (middlemen) and ‘damads’ (sons-in-law), Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday during his election speech in Gohana town in Sonipat district.
PM Modi said that there was no party more “dishonest” than the Congress.
“Congress ne Haryana ko dalalon aur damadon ke hawale kar diya (the state was handed over to brokers and son-in-law,” he said.
Urging voters to support the BJP for a record third straight win in the October 5 Assembly polls, the PM raked up Robert Vadra’s controversial land deals in the state during the Congress government from 2004 to 2014. He said, “Haryana ko damad and dalal se bachana hai”.
He said that as the Assembly elections in Haryana are approaching, the Congress is getting weaker. “The support for BJP in Haryana is increasing…The entire Haryana is saying ‘phir ek baar BJP sarkar’.”
PM Modi warned if the Congress comes to power by mistake, they will ruin Haryana with their infighting. “In Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh, their Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister are fighting.Voting for the Congress means putting Haryana’s stability, and development at stake,” PM Modi claimed.
“The world’s trust in India has increased in the past 10 years. When I went to New York, many people from Haryana who grew up in America performed the Haryanavi traditional dance to welcome me. India is progressing after getting free from corruption Big companies from across the world are eager to invest in India,” he said.
“When these companies will invest in India, it will benefit the farmers and youth of Haryana. The BJP has announced that many industrial cities will be established in Haryana to provide job opportunities to the youth,” the Prime Minister said.
Taking a jibe at the Congress for “ignoring” the Dalits, PM Modi said, “Today, the Dalit community of Haryana is once again observing the drama that the Congress is playing. The Congress has always kept Dalits, OBCs (Other Backward Classes) and tribals deprived of participation. It was Baba Saheb Ambedkar who granted reservations to the Dalits. Otherwise, like the OBCs, Dalits would also have to wait for Congress’ defeat to claim their rights.”
Several senior BJP leaders, including Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, shared the stage with the PM.
In the 2019 Assembly elections, the BJP, which won 40 seats, well below the 75-plus target, and was six short of a majority in the 90-member Assembly, announced an alliance with the Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) led by Dushyant Chautala, a great-grandson of former Deputy Prime Minister Devi Lal.
The rival Congress had won 31 seats, while the JJP, which broke away from the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) owing to family disputes, won 10 seats.
