Congress promises 100,000 permanent jobs in Haryana ahead of state Assembly elections

Bhupinder Hooda said Congress has made promises like Rs 6,000 pension for senior citizens (archive)

Chandigarh:

Bhupinder Hooda, two-time chief minister and Congress leader, promised 100,000 permanent jobs soon after the announcement of the Haryana state assembly elections. According to the October 4 election results, the ruling BJP would quit the state.

Speaking to state party president Chaudhary Udaibhan, Bhupinder Hooda said the people have decided to drive out the BJP from Haryana and form a Congress government.

“The Congress has also laid out a roadmap for the work of the next government. Once the government is formed, one lakh permanent recruitments will be made within a year. Jobs will be given on the basis of merit by eliminating paper leaks and recruitment mafia from Haryana. Any kind of negligence in the recruitment process and its transparency will not be tolerated. Stringent laws will be implemented against irregularities in recruitment,” he said.

Bhupinder Hooda said the Congress has made promises like Rs 6,000 pension for the elderly, One-Rank Pension (OPS) for employees, a gas cylinder for Rs 500 and 300 units of free electricity.

“The party’s manifesto will be released soon, which will contain a complete roadmap of the government’s work for five years. The Congress will implement its announcements with full dedication and free Haryana from unemployment, corruption, crime and drug addiction,” he said.

“Despite being in opposition for 10 years, Congress will present its work to the public while the BJP itself has nothing to say except its failures. This government has spent the entire 10 years on corruption-inducing portal schemes like Property ID, Family ID and Meri Fasal Mera Byora. That is why today, instead of counting its own work, the ruling BJP is asking questions to the opposition Congress.

“On October 1, the public will answer all the questions and atrocities of the BJP with one voice,” he said.

Chaudhary Udaibhan said the Congress is fully prepared for the elections as the party has been functioning as a responsible opposition party among the people for the past five years.

“The overwhelming public support for all the party’s programmes clearly shows that the people are determined to topple the corrupt rule of the BJP,” he said.

He said the workers’ conferences organised by the party to thank them for their efforts during the Lok Sabha elections automatically turned into large public gatherings.

“Earlier, the entire Haryana and the media witnessed huge crowds at the programmes of Congress MP Jan Milan Samaroh, Hath Se Hath Jodo Abhiyan and Opposition Party Aapke Samaksh,” he said.

“Now thousands of people are gathering everywhere in MP Deepender Singh Hooda’s ‘Haryana Maange Hisaab’ padayatra. Now the slogan on everyone’s lips in Haryana is Haath Badlega Halaat, Congress se hi Aas,” he expressed confidence that the Congress government will be formed with more than a two-thirds majority.

Answering questions from reporters, Hooda said Haryana had developed in all directions during the Congress rule.

“The Congress has freed businessmen from inspectors and vandalism, but the BJP has protected criminals and shot at businessmen,” he added.

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