Time to bring back Cong government in Haryana: Surjewala

Kaithal: It is time to establish a Congress government in Haryana to revive development and end corruption fuelled by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government, Congress leader Randeep Surjewala said at a meeting where Sarpanches and Panches of 32 villages in the Kaithal Assembly segment supported him, a leader said on Monday.

Those who joined the Congress and extended support to Surjewala at the event at Kisan Bhawan on Sunday included Sarpanch Association District Head and Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) leader Sukhvindra Sarpanch Dundharehari, Panchayati Raj Cell JJP District Head Sardar Balvindra Sarpanch Jaswanti, Dayanand Sarpanch Bhanpura from BJP, Manjeet Sarpanch Balwanti from BJP among others.

All the sarpanches accused the BJP government of disrespecting village heads and said it was the first government in the state’s history to chargesheet village leaders.

Surjewala said the BJP government has committed a crime by snatching the rights of Sarpanches, snatching the rights of Panchayati Raj institutions, violating the Constitution, imposing the condition of two children in Sarpanch elections, imposing the condition of minimum educational qualification and not holding elections for one and a half years.

In Kaithal, not a single penny was given for development work in villages, he said, adding that the BJP leaders were looting through corruption and bribery.

There is now a need for a Congress government in Haryana so that cities and towns can regain prosperity, he said, adding that the development works started during his tenure have not yet been completed.

In the city, parks and community centres have become breeding grounds for liquor mafia and thieves, raising concerns about the safety of sisters and daughters, Surjewala said.

He said that when he was in power, no one had the courage to commit hooliganism.