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he Assembly elections next year in the state. Former Con- a ‘B’ team of the BJP. giri’ programme as well as road
in Haryana are still 15 gress Chief Minister of Haryana, Eyeing his chances, another shows of the Chief minister in dif-
months away. Even par- Bhupinder Singh Hooda has just senior Congress leader from Har- ferent places of the state to connect
liamentary polls will be completed the second round of the yana, Randeep Singh Surjewala, with the public. In the last 40 days,
T held in next year, but ‘Jan Kranti Rath Yatra’ in the state in AICC Media Communications in- since April 22, as many as 55 Raah-
opposition parties, as well as the which he toured Jind and Narwa- charge, is also trying to make his giri events have been organised
ruling BJP, are gearing up with ral- na. Hooda told to Tehelka, “This is a presence felt by holding public across the state.
lies, yatras and other public pro- public contact programme and will rallies on a regular basis. In the last –e state authorities are hap-
grammes with such an urgency as if continue to be held till the assembly four months, he has held as many py that these government pro-
the polls are round the corner. elections in Haryana next year.’’ as 66 rallies. grammes have been drawing a
All political parties in Haryana Addressing a public rally during “Chief Minister Manohar Lal terrific response from the people.
seem to be in the poll mode already his Rath Yatra, Hooda announced to Khattar has had four years of mis- As many as 1,06,650 people have
now. Prominent Congress leaders waive off loans of farmers and poor governance. He has failed on every already participated in it. On May
in the state, former chief minister people and increase old-age pen- conceivable metric. BJP must go in 27, a record total of 28,300 persons
Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Haryana sion to 3000 if the Congress comes the next poll,’’ said Surjewala. participated in the ‘Raahgiri’ pro-
Congress president Ashok Tanwar to power next year in Haryana as- –e main opposition party in gramme. Haryana Chief Minister
PHOTO: RAMAN GILL Haryana, INLD, has been carry- Manohar Lal Khattar was present
ing out a ‘Jail Bharo Andolan’ for in a few `Raahgiri’ programmes in
the last few months on the issue
Poll ready: er. He holds all the state Congress of SYL canal water to pressure cen-
Haryana kick-starts an early Political parties movement in Haryana. We are get- tral government to complete the The Aam Aadmi
programmes separately.
“Our yatra has become a mass
are gearing up
construction of the SYL canal in ac-
for elections in
Party which
race for 2019 Assembly polls Haryana and ting huge support from the people. cordance with the directions of the has launched
SC to secure Haryana’s share of wa-
Our yatra will continue right till
are already in
the assembly elections in Haryana
ter from Ravi and Beas, completion
battle mode
next year. We have to throw out the of the Dadupur Nalvi canal by the
BJP government in Haryana under Haryana government and also get- ‘Haryana Jodo
campaign’ is
The Haryana Assembly election which is still 15 months away has prompted political parties to leave and the INLD are damaging social ting water from Agra canal for the eyeing on the
Mewat region.
no stone unturned to woo the voters through mega rallies, yatras and other public participation fabric and fraternity in Haryana,’’ Last year INLD supremo and state in view of
programmes, writes rajendra khatry Ashok Tanwar told TEHELKA . Tanwar Leader of Opposition in Haryana,
criticised the Manohar Lal khattar Abhay Chautala, was arrested when its proximity to
government for not fighting prop- he forcibly tried to enter Punjab to
and former state minister Randeep sembly elections. Hooda is address- tioned,’’ challenged Hooda. erly the court case of regularisation dig the SYL canal for carrying wa- Delhi where it is
Singh Surjewala are holding sepa- ing rallies at several places during Hooda said it was most unfortu- of employees. ter to Haryana. –e INLD, which in power
rate rallies and programmes despite his yatra. During one such rally at nate that the government had failed Talking to TEHELKA while still rid- recently forged an alliance with
the scorching heat of the summer. Jind, Hooda announced several sops to protect its regular employees ing his cycle in Sonepat at 45-de- the BSP, has been carrying its pro-
On the other hand, the Indian to the people, including pink ration appointed by the Congress govern- gree hot afternoon, Tanwar said cy- gramme jointly with the party. Kurukshetra and Jind.
National Lok Dal (INLD) led by Lead- cards for the poor and pension hike. ment. Had the BJP government pre- cling the entire day on such hot and Not to be left behind in the race Talking to T EHELKA , O P Singh,
er of Opposition in Haryana, Abhay “The BJP in Haryana has failed on sented the case well in the Punjab humid days is a very difficult propo- for power, the Aam AAdmi Party Special Officer in Chief Minister’s
Chautala is carrying out a ‘Jail Bharo all fronts. It is time now to throw and Haryana High Court, the same sition. “Mujhe aisa lagta hai jaise ki AAP) has launched ‘Haryana Jodo Office and in-charge of the Raahgiri
Andolan’ for the past few months out the anti-people, anti-farmer BJP employees would not have lost main murga hoon jise tandoor par campaign’ from June 10. AAP’s su- programme said in last five weeks,
over the issue of procuring SYL ca- government,’’ said Hooda. their jobs, he said. Hooda said the latka diya gaya ho (I feel like a chick- premo and Delhi Chief Minister every district administration except
nal water for Haryana. Aam Aadmi Hooda said even during its last third phase of the Rath Yatra will en sizzling on a tandoor). But, I am Arvind Kejriwal has announced the Nuh has successfully organised
Party (AAP) has also launched a reign in Haryana, the Congress had begin from Mewat in June end. The ready to undertake such tasks in the mass contact campaign at a pro- Raahgiri events where thousands of
‘Haryana Jodo’ campaign. Even the waived off the loans of the farm- fourth and fifth phase of the yatra favour of the people. We are getting gramme held at Kurukshetra on people participated enthusiastically.
ruling BJP has been carrying out ers as well as the pending electric- will be held in July in Fatehabad and so much support from the public May 27. AAP president in Haryana, -
programmes like ‘Roadshows’ and ity bills of the farmers worth 1600 Yamunanagar. which will work in our favour in the Naveen Jaihind and Panchkula dis- nity-connect programme is to of-
‘Raahgiri’ in which the Chief Min- crore. The Congress under him Meanwhile, Ashok Tanwar, Pres- next assembly elections,’’ he said. trict president Yogesh Sharma told fer people a platform for bonding,
ister Manohar Lal Khattar was also had also removed the land auction ident, Haryana Pradesh Congress Lashing out at the ‘Raahgiri’ and the media in Chandigarh that re- togetherness and healthy mass en-
present. policy of the farmers who failed to Committee (HPCC), has been carry- roadshow programme of the rul- sentment against the BJP is growing tertainment and to get the local per-
What’s interesting is the fact repay their loans. He said it is most ing out his own ‘Haryana Bachao- ing BJP, Tanwar said the primary in Haryana day by day and people forming artists a stage to showcase
that all the political leaders have no unfortunate that farmers have been Parivartan Lao Cycle Yatra’ in the duty of the government is to gov- have started leaning towards AAP their talent, he said. –e response
compunction in admitting that they given notices for an auction of their state. Incidentally, Tanwar does not now. has been tremendous, he said.
are carrying out these programmes lands. “Not an inch of the farm - see eye to eye with Jat leader Hooda gain nothing for the BJP if they don’t Meanwhile, the ruling BJP in
for the sake of winning elections ers land will be allowed to be auc- and never held programme togeth- work. He accused the INLD of being Haryana is depending upon ‘Raah- LETTERS@TEHELKA.COM

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