The 90-member Haryana Assembly is scheduled to go to polls on October 5 and the results will be announced on October 8. Amid this electoral atmosphere in the state, the stage for the ‘Haryana Election Commission 2024’ has also begun in which all political stalwarts of Haryana will participate. In this series, Congress leader Deependra Singh Hooda on Monday appeared on stage at ‘Panchayat Aaj Tak’ for his session titled ‘Hooda Raj in Haryana!’ The name has been given. He discussed the Congress party’s prospects in the Haryana Assembly elections, the agitation of farmers and wrestlers and other important issues.
How confident is Congress of victory in this parliamentary election? Regarding this year’s situation, Dipender Singh Hooda said, “The public has given the answer in the Lok Sabha election.” If the Indian Union obtained the highest vote share in any state in the Lok Sabha election, That is Haryana. The Indian Alliance got 47.6% of the votes here. We had 3% more votes than the BJP. We are also ahead of the BJP in assembly seats. Compared to 2019, the Congress’ vote share in the Lok Sabha elections increased by 20%. In this case, a new political party is formed. This is a sign of what is to come in Haryana.
The people of Haryana have ruined the entire atmosphere of the BJP.
In the last Lok Sabha elections, the BJP was leading in 80 seats but we lost 10 out of 10 seats. Since then, he has put forward the slogan of breaking through 75 seats in the parliamentary election, but people are not satisfied with the Qatar government, and the People’s Party only won 40 seats. A close example is when the BJP, which won votes by opposing the BJP, supported the BJP after the election and barely formed a government with the help of its 10 MLAs. United minority government. But this time, if people malign the BJP in the Lok Sabha itself, you can guess what will happen in the Assembly.
Why did the Congress win in Haryana? Narrated by Deependra Hooda
Deependra Singh Hooda also cited the reasons for the Congress party’s victory in the Haryana elections. He said: “The first reason is the poor governance of the BJP for a decade. Haryana was once considered a symbol of development and prosperity in the country and was the first state in the country in terms of per capita income and per capita investment in 2013-14 , Haryana has now become the most unemployed state in the country, becoming the first state after 10 years of BJP rule. We are not saying that, this is what the Modi government gave in Parliament in February 2024. The answer is that Haryana has the highest unemployment rate among the 28 states. Haryana has become the first state in terms of crime rate. Now it is called Udta Haryana instead of Udta Punjab. Yana reported the highest number of deaths due to drug overdose. During the 10 years of the BJP rule, every class was ignored and every class was oppressed. This is where the BJP finally had to change the entire face of the government. reasons, including the Chief Minister and the Deputy Chief Minister. But the public has decided that they want change in Haryana and Congress has given them a strong option.
BJP to step down, Congress to meet in Haryana
Deependra Hooda said, “Congress has done a lot of ground work in Haryana in the past two years. Over the past two years, more than 50 former and current MPs from all corners of Haryana, Several sitting MLAs and more than 50 former ministers and MLAs have joined the Congress party, which shows that the Congress has worked very hard in the past two years and brought positive choices to the people of Haryana in the Lok Sabha elections. This option was taken and given the approval. We believe that people will also put their trust in the Congress in the assembly elections. You should ask every corner of the state that the BJP will go to Haryana. Congress is coming.
It is party’s responsibility to leave Congress leaders: Deependra Hooda
Talking about the issue of many big leaders including Kiran Choudhary, Kuldeep Bishnoi leaving the Congress and the Hooda faction dominating the party , Deependra Hooda said, “You have only taken two names, I can give you 50 such names.” There are many leaders who have left the Congress and are now back. Chaudhary Virendra Singh left in 2014 and later came back. Brijendra Singh is contesting the elections from Uchana and I have come to hold a public meeting for him tomorrow. He will win the election by a huge margin. Your name is Kuldeep Bishnoi. His son participated in the last election in Hisar and his savings were confiscated. He only got a hundred thousand votes. This was probably the lowest turnout Congress ever received not just in the state but in the entire country. He left Hisar and Jayaprakash to contest the elections and this time, he entered the Lok Sabha with a record victory. So maybe those who stayed behind were a liability and will now become a liability to the BJP. In 2019, his bail was forfeited and he left Congress, which elected a candidate who won by a record number of votes. In the Kuldeep Bishnoi constituency where he contested, the Congress’s vote share increased by 33% after he quit the party. This means how big the responsibility is.
Kiran Chaudhry’s body is in Congress but soul is in BJP: Hooda
About Kiran Chaudhry and his daughter Shruti Chaudhry, Deepender Singh Hooda said: “Let the elections take place and you will see the results of their campaign. What can I say about them?” What to say? During the Lok Sabha elections, Manohar Lal Khattar had said that Kiran Chaudhry’s body was in the Congress but his soul was in the BJP. So where the human soul is, it should stay there. The heirs of many big political families in Haryana, whether they are the descendants of Pansilal, the descendants of the Bhajan Lal family, the descendants of the Devi Lal family…these heirs are now on the side of the BJP. Will this happen? Adding to the challenges facing Congress? Reacting to this, Deependra Hooda said, “Bhajanlal’s son Chandramohan is contesting the elections from Panchkula on behalf of the Congress party and will win.” Anirudh Chaudhary, grandson of Bhajanlal, hails from Tosham The Congress candidate will win the election. I understand that this is not a problem for anyone’s family, but a problem for people’s hearts and feelings. Today, all 36 communities in Haryana have faith in the Congress. Politics in Haryana has gone far beyond what it now revolves around a few select families. Now let’s talk about these issues.
How big of a challenge will it be for the rebel Congress party in 20 seats in Haryana?
Congress rebels are contesting as independent candidates in at least 20 seats in Haryana, will this hurt the party? Replying to the question, Deepender Hooda said, “I am grateful to the top leadership for providing youth from non-political backgrounds in all 36 communities of Haryana more than anyone could have imagined. Tickets.” Vinesh Phogat is fighting Julana and Mohit Grover has picked up a ticket from Gurugram. In Haryana, the Congress fielded 30 candidates under the age of 40 with no political background. Of the twenty rebels, only three or four can fight well. We are trying to manage them from our side. Some workers get angry whenever tickets are handed out for parties. But if there is a real insurgency anywhere, it is in the BJP. Instead of providing votes to many senior leaders, the BJP picked candidates from other parties. He canceled Ram Vilas Sharma, Savitri Jindal and Kavita Jain, Shashi Parmar ) and other loyal leaders’ tickets. So the real rebellion is the PPP.
Congress high command to decide who will become Haryana chief minister
Reacting to Kumari Selja’s statement that the chief minister’s decision will be taken by the Congress high command, Dipendra Singh Hooda said, “The Congress party has its own process and everything is based on this process Decision. “As far as the chief minister is concerned, the Congress will win the Haryana elections with a huge majority. The Legislature will convene on the evening of October 8 under the leadership of state Congress president Chaudhary Udaybhan and Leader of Opposition Bhupendra Singh Hooda. Observers will be sent from Delhi and convey the views of MLAs to the central leadership. The name of the chief minister will be decided at the discretion of the high command to provide strong leadership in Haryana. So whatever Kumari Sherja said was right, she did not say anything wrong.
Kumari Shailaja is an important leader of Congress, we respect her: Hooda
Responding to a question about caste remarks made by supporters of Congress candidate Jasbir Singh Jasi Petwal against Kumari Selja in Narnad, Dipender Singh Hooda said: This is a very condemnable incident. We do not support this comment. Such people have no status in Congress and no status in society. Kumari Shailaja is a Congress leader who is highly respected by all of us. He made a lot of contributions to the Congress Party in Haryana. We all respect him. Plans have also come that he will also campaign for the Congress party in Haryana.
Vinesh and Bajrang’s decision to join Congress is personal
When asked about the factional fight between Congress and Randeep Surjewala in Haryana, Deepender Hooda said: “There are no camps in the Congress. We all belong to Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi and Malikajun Haq camp. It has to do with the ideology of Congress. On the question of whether the wrestling sport is political and Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia joining the Congress party, Deepender Hooda said, “The wrestling sport is apolitical but it is a political issue.” Daughters of Haryana are affected serious injustice. Five of our Olympic wrestlers sat on the road for six months. He alleged that a BJP MP had done wrong to him, but an FIR had not been registered for six months. The FIR was registered on the directions of the Supreme Court. Now, a Delhi court has also filed charges against the BJP MP. It is their decision whether they engage in politics or not, but we stand with them. Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia said even if the government left us, Deependra Hooda and Rahul Gandhi, the Congress party is still with us. That’s why he decided to join Congress.
Deepender Hooda: Happy as MP, but no ambition for ministerial posts
Will Deepender Hooda become the next chief minister of Haryana? “The Congress has a process according to which the chief minister is selected,” he said. “Our focus at the moment is that the Congress party should win with a huge majority in Haryana.” On my part, I am grateful to the people of Rohtak constituency for sending me to the Lok Sabha after giving me a huge victory. He takes a lot of responsibility and I’m happy with that. Moushumi Singh, senior reporter at Aaj Tak, questioned whether Bhupendra Hooda was saying that he was neither tired nor retired and he also expressed his ambition to become the chief minister. So what do you do in this situation? To this, Deependra Hooda laughed and said, “You seem to agree that Mushumi would create a fight in my house.” Twenty years ago, I was very happy with my career. I was working in the United States at the time. Material satisfaction is complete, but spiritual satisfaction is not. I wanted to do something for the people of my state and district, and came back to this country with that purpose in mind. I have contested five Lok Sabha elections and every time people have given me their full support. My goal in life is to do something for the country and the country. I achieve this goal every day. Have you underestimated the responsibilities of members of the Lok Sabha? I am satisfied that the people of Rohtak have given me a great responsibility.
