2024-09-29 08:45:20
Voting for Haryana Assembly elections will be held on October 5. Election temperatures have risen in Athlete State adjacent to Delhi. Amidst the direct fight between BJP and Congress, JJP and INLD are also trying to make the contest triangular by coordinating with Azad Samaj Party and Bahujan Samaj Party. Amidst all this, former Chief Minister of Haryana and veteran Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda Talked to Navbharat Times. While talking to Alpayu Singh, Hooda also expressed his opinion on the controversy of factionalism in the organization and Selja’s displeasure.
1. In the elections, many types of statements are coming out again and again regarding the post of Chief Minister, now Randeep Surjewala said that all three people want to become the Chief Minister, in such a situation
How do you see it ?
Bhupinder Singh Hooda: Look, this is a democracy, everyone has their own ambitions, what is wrong in saying so.
2. The news of factionalism in the party is continuously in controversy. What negative impact will the controversy regarding Selja have on the election results when BJP is continuously raising this issue?
Bhupinder Singh Hooda: She is a Congress leader, supporting Congress. We are all doing it, there is no dispute anywhere
3. What are the issues which dominate these elections? If people vote for Congress party then on what issues will they vote?
Bhupinder Singh Hooda: There is little dearth of issues in view of the elections in the state. Issues are issues. -Unemployment, law and order, inflation. This government has failed everywhere. The general public is worried.
4. You are continuously campaigning, what is your own understanding regarding the performance of Congress this time?
Bhupinder Singh Hooda: Look, this is not an assessment, but Congress is forming the government with an overwhelming majority. All 36 communities are supporting Congress.
We are coming to power.
5. Your alliance with Aam Aadmi Party kept happening, what was the reason? The second question related to this is whether it will be able to make any dent in the Congress votes here?
Bhupinder Singh Hooda: Look, there will be no impact of any kind. It is true that we had tried for an alliance. There was also an offer from our side. but no
It happened, they have no influence here.
6. Recently, Gopal Kanda had indicated that BJP can fit the electoral equation with INLD and BSP.
Bhupinder Singh Hooda: Now how should I react to his statement? Congress is winning, that’s all I can say.
Congress hopes for change
In the 2019 assembly elections, Congress had won 31 seats. The Congress party had not been able to win a single seat in the earlier Lok Sabha elections. BJP had won all 10 seats in a clean sweep. Then Hooda also lost in the Sonipat riot. Same was the case with his son Deepender Hooda, but this time Congress has won five out of 10 seats in the Lok Sabha elections. In such a situation, the party hopes that it can stop BJP from scoring a hat-trick. Bhupinder Singh Hooda is mainly in charge of the campaign in Haryana.