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Hooda Accuses Haryana Government of Evading Assembly Questions
Bhupinder Singh Hooda, a Congress leader, said Haryana’s government did not properly answer questions in the state Assembly.
He said Congress wanted to discuss an alleged bank scam, but its request was rejected.
He also said workers hired through Haryana Kaushal Rozgar Nigam were not receiving real job security.
Hooda criticized the government over sanitation workers’ strike and alleged problems in government recruitment.
Congress also accused security personnel of mistreating its MLAs outside the Assembly.
Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini gave a different account and accused some Congress MLAs of manhandling security staff.
Hooda said a committee should investigate the incident and examine video footage.
He further raised concerns about Haryana’s debt and unpaid hospital claims.
Bhupinder Singh Hooda accused the Nayab Singh Saini government of avoiding answers during Haryana Assembly’s Monsoon session.
Congress’s adjournment motion on an alleged multi-crore bank scam was rejected, Hooda said.
Hooda criticized the government’s handling of Haryana Kaushal Rozgar Nigam workers, sanitation workers and alleged recruitment irregularities.
He sought a House committee and detailed video review of the August 27 confrontation involving Congress MLAs and Assembly security personnel.
Hooda also raised concerns about Haryana’s debt, fiscal-health ranking and approximately Rs 1,200 crore in unpaid Ayushman claims to private hospitals.
- Who
- Former Haryana chief minister and Leader of the Opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Congress MLAs, and the Nayab Singh Saini-led BJP government.
- What
- Hooda accused the state government of evading questions and avoiding debate on several issues during the Assembly’s Monsoon session.
- Where
- The Haryana Legislative Assembly and its complex in Chandigarh.
- When
- Hooda made the claims on Wednesday, September 2, after the session concluded on Tuesday; the disputed Assembly incident occurred on August 27.
- Why
- Hooda said the government was avoiding accountability on issues including an alleged bank scam, contractual employment, the treatment of MLAs, sanitation workers’ demands, recruitment, debt and unpaid hospital claims.
Congress and Hooda’s Claims
Government’s Response
Assembly accountability
Congress and Hooda’s Claims
Hooda said the government rejected or avoided discussion on issues such as the alleged bank scam and failed to provide satisfactory answers.
Government’s Response
The article reports the government’s rejection of the adjournment motion but does not provide a detailed response to Hooda’s broader criticism.
August 27 confrontation
Congress and Hooda’s Claims
Congress alleged that security personnel mistreated or manhandled its MLAs, and Hooda called for a House committee and detailed video examination.
Government’s Response
Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said some Congress MLAs had gone as far as manhandling security personnel and said Hooda was involved.
Contractual jobs
Congress and Hooda’s Claims
Hooda said claims of job protection under Haryana Kaushal Rozgar Nigam were untrue and alleged that workers’ contracts, including those of women from Ambala, had been terminated.
Government’s Response
The government claims that Haryana Kaushal Rozgar Nigam provides job protection, according to Hooda’s account.
Key facts
- Political figure
- Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Leader of the Opposition in the Haryana Assembly
- Government criticized
- The Nayab Singh Saini-led BJP government
- Employment issue
- Congress has sought regularisation of Haryana Kaushal Rozgar Nigam workers and regular recruitment in future
- Assembly incident
- Congress alleged that its MLAs were manhandled by security personnel on August 27; Saini accused some Congress MLAs of manhandling security staff
- Fiscal claims
- Hooda said Haryana ranked 14th in NITI Aayog’s fiscal health index and 15th in the state-wise debt index
- Debt claim
- Hooda claimed Haryana’s debt had exceeded Rs 5.5 lakh crore, compared with nearly Rs 70,000 crore in 2014
- Hospital payments
- Hooda said private hospitals were awaiting approximately Rs 1,200 crore in Ayushman claim payments
Quotes
Bhupinder Singh Hooda
Former Haryana chief minister and Leader of the Opposition
“They claim they are giving a job guarantee, but they have made educated youth daily wagers. Yesterday, many women from Ambala came and met me. They said their contract was terminated and they were informed via a message on WhatsApp”
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“No satisfactory reply was given on HKRN (Haryana Kaushal Rozgar Nigam) issue. On the issue pertaining to the mistreatment with Congress MLAs on August 27, they did not answer as to on whose direction the legislators were stopped”
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Sources
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