Nayab Singh Saini on Sunday alleged that corruption flourished under previous Congress governments and was that the party is «known to work for commissions». Hitting out at the Congress's 'Haryana Maange Hisab' campaign, Saini accused the party of land grab and said the Congress had no development work to speak of.
«When the opposition has no issue to raise, they are taking out 'hisab yatra'. Hooda sahab, we give account to people regularly,» said Saini stepping up his attack on the Congress following the announcement of the assembly polls in Haryana.
«I have asked Hooda ji many things, including questions pertaining to farmers, but he has not answered even one of them,» the chief minister said addressing a rally in Yamunanagar district.
«I want to tell Hooda ji that he can keep dreaming about coming to power, but on October 4, BJP will form the government for the third time with a big mandate,» he said.
The Election Commission announced on Friday that assembly polls will be held on October 1 and results will be declared on October 4.
Saini said the Congress's state unit is rife with infighting, he said.
There were two factions — (Randeep) Surjewala-Selja Kumari on one side and the Hoodas (Bhupinder Hooda and his son Deepender) on the other, he said.
Saini said corruption flourished during the Congress regime, which was known to work for commissions, while the BJP government in Haryana is working on a «mission mode» to achieve equitable development in the state.
The chief minister said a Rs 7,000-crore