Chandigarh: Former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today hit out at the Khattar government's plan to hold a three-day 'Chintan Shivir' in Himachal Pradesh, saying the ruling BJP's concern should have been the deteriorating law and order condition and not "holidaying in the hills".
Hooda alleged that the government was wasting public
money by planning the 'Shivir' at an upscale private resort to
host brainstorming sessions on governance issues for
bureaucrats and ministers from December 15 to 17.
"The BJP only knows three things--Charcha (discussion),
bhojan (having food) and vishram (taking rest). And that is
what they are going to do in that resort in HP," Hooda said.
Chief Minister M L Khattar would set the tone for the
deliberations with regard to his vision for the state on the
opening day. Apart from that, three groups would hold
simultaneous discussions on "Agriculture reforms for doubling
farmers' income", "Water utilisation till the last drop", and
"Making Haryana saksham".
"Their real concern should have been how to set right the
worsening law and order situation. Rape and murder cases are
happening every day. Last week we saw a shocking case in
Hisar's Uklana where a 6-year-old girl was kidnapped, raped
and then brutally murdered, but this government is in a
slumber," Hooda told reporters here.
He also questioned the timing of the "Chintan Shivir".
"Which government holds Shivir in the hills during winter. If
at all, they could have organised it in Morni in Haryana,
which is also a hill town," he added.
Asked about the Uklana rape and murder incident, Hooda
said that he was in favour of a CBI probe in this case.
The former chief minister said the Khattar government had
failed on all fronts. "It is a visionless and directionless
government. Debt has crossed Rs 1.4 lakh crore. Every section
is fed up with this regime," he alleged.
Hooda said that the BJP government at the Centre had
promised to double peasants' income by 2022. "They are
bluffing the farmers. The farmers are not getting right prices
for their produce and the government went back on its promise
of implementing the Swaminathan Commission recommendations."
Hooda demanded that the Centre waive farmers' outstanding
loans like UPA, which had waived loans worth Rs 72,000 crore.
Asked about Rahul Gandhi, Hooda said his presidentship
would add to the strength of the Congress.
PTI
