Chandigarh, July 25 (IANS) Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Hooda on Saturday said the struggle waged by the youth and students marked a major victory, stressing that the Union government must now apologise to the country’s youth for subjecting them to lathi charges and brutality during their protests. “The government must apologise to the youth, the country’s future, whom it subjected to lathi‑charges and brutality. Furthermore, the examination system must be made transparent eno…
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Chandigarh, July 22 (IANS) Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Hooda on Wednesday condemned the use of force against party leader and Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has turned the state into a hub for paper leaks. He said staging peaceful protests regarding public issues “is both the right and the responsibility of every citizen and public representative. The demands made by students and the Opposition are entirely legitim…
Chandigarh, June 26 (IANS) Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Hooda on Friday met the youth in Panchkula, who are on an indefinite hunger strike, to press their demands against the Haryana Public Service Commission (HPSC) for appointing candidates from outside the state in government jobs. Speaking on the occasion, Hooda said that the youth of Haryana have been forced to protest and undertake a hunger strike due to the excesses of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government.”The demands of …
Rohtak, June 22 (IANS) Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Hooda on Monday alleged that the state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government “is selling jobs just like merchandise in a grocery store”. He claimed that a viral call recording involving the BJP President in Kurukshetra revealed that the government was openly selling everything, from contractual jobs under the ‘Kaushal Nigam’ (skill corporation) to permanent recruitment positions.“The Congress has raised this issue both on…
Rohtak, May 25 (IANS) Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Hooda on Monday stated that the state is in turmoil due to inflation and an acute shortage of electricity and water. He said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government had hiked petrol prices by Rs 7.50 in just 10 days, even as crude oil prices in the international market continued to decline.“This situation prevails because the BJP government is levying taxes at double the rate compared to the Congress regime. The value-added tax …
Chandigarh, May 13 (IANS) In a straight contest between the ruling BJP and the principal Opposition Congress, counting of ballots for Haryana’s seven urban local bodies, besides 528 panchayats, began on Wednesday that saw a voter turnout of 54.5 per cent. The municipal corporations are of Ambala, Panchkula and Sonipat, besides elections to the Rewari municipal council and municipal committees in Sampla, Dharuhera and Uklana.By-elections for one ward each were also held in Tohana, Jhajjar, Rajo…
Chandigarh, April 28 (IANS) Taking serious note of the gathering of lawmakers belonging to the Congress in the Assembly premises under the pretext of holding a ‘parallel session’, Haryana Assembly Speaker Harvinder Kalyan on Tuesday wrote a letter to Leader of Opposition Bhupinder Hooda, seeking clarification. The Assembly secretariat also sought a reply from the Chief Secretary on the issue.The Speaker stated that this “act not only appears to be contrary to parliamentary traditions but a…
Chandigarh, April 27 (IANS) Haryana Congress lawmakers on Monday refused to participate in the special session of the Vidhan Sabha, saying the Legislative Assembly did not have the power to make laws on delimitation and women’s reservation. The Congress boycotted the session convened by the Nayab Singh Saini-led government and organised a parallel session outside the House here, demanding that the Women’s Reservation Bill passed in 2023 should be implemented immediately.The party unanimously…
Chandigarh, April 14 (IANS) Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Hooda on Tuesday termed the new notification by the Centre that changed eligibility criteria for top Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) posts reserved for Punjab and Haryana as “anti-state”. Speaking to reporters, he said when the state was carved out of Punjab, specific rules for the board were formally established. These rules included several provisions designed to safeguard Haryana’s interests. For instance, it w…
Chandigarh, April 10 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Friday slammed the Congress and other Opposition parties for misleading farmers on crop procurement, asserting the government has put in place comprehensive and robust arrangements to ensure a smooth, transparent, and hassle-free procurement process across all grain markets. The Chief Minister told the media here that nodal officers have been appointed in every ‘mandi’, Additional Chief Secretary-level officers have been…