'Ye jooth ka silsila…': Haryana CM Nayab Saini says ‘people wont let Congress fulfil its wishes'
Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini assures stability despite losing support from three independent MLAs. BJP is confident it can retain power with support from Congress and JJP.
Amid the political crisis in Haryana, Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, on Wednesday, dispelled fears about his government being under threat after three independent MLAs withdrew their support to the Nayab Singh Saini-led government on Tuesday.
However, the BJP appeared confident of retaining power as former CM Manohar Lal Khatter said that a few Congress and Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) leaders were in touch with the BJP.
At a press conference in Sirsa, Saini criticised the Congress party for saying that his government was now a minority government. The Chief Minister said, “The whole country has seen the history of the Congress when they were short of a majority in Lok Sabha or in a state they would fulfill some people's wishes. Some people may have problems, but the state government has no problems, and the people of the state will not let the Congress party fulfil its wishes.”
Stepping up his attack on Rahul Gandhi, Nayab Singh Saini said, “He (Rahul Gandhi) says that will end poverty in one click. He should first take a look at the work done by his ancestors.”
He further added, “Today, the people have understood the Congress and will not believe them. Ye jooth ka silsila ab nahi chalega, Ab Modi ji ki guarantee chalegi (these series of lies will not work now, only PM Modi's guarantees will work).”
Meanwhile, praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he said, “PM Modi has empowered women, strengthened farmers, and gained the trust of youth in the last 10 years.”
The Haryana CM commented that the Congress party is now becoming weaker. “If we see, the Congress fought on fewer seats in 2019 compared to 2014, and in 2024, they are contesting even on lesser seats. The Congress party is becoming weaker, as people today trust Prime Minister Narendra Modi.”
Three independent MLAs withdraw support to BJP
On Tuesday, the three independent MLAs, Sombir Sangwan, Randhir Gollen, and Dharampal Gonder, in the presence of former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and State Congress chief Udai Bhan, announced at a press conference in Rohtak that they would extend support to the Congress in the Lok Sabha 2024 election.
The BJP government is now two seats short of the halfway mark of 45 in the 90-member House. The Saffron party and its allies currently have 43 MLAs in Haryana.
Voting will be held in Haryana for the Lok Sabha polls in a single phase on May 25 to elect 10 members of Parliament. In 2019, the BJP won all 10 seats.
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