Hooda said that so far, whatever the government has done in the way of relief was not enough, and urged the Centre to come up with help.
He also denied that the Congress relied more on Jat voters and BJP managed to consolidate non-Jat vote banks
Haryana Election Results Today Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the people of Haryana have stamped out falsehood and ensured the victory of truth, development and good governance as the BJP registered its third consecutive victory in the state.
Besides Hooda, his son Deepender Singh Hooda, Kumari Selja and Randeep Surjewala are also being seen as chief ministerial aspirants.
Bhupinder Singh Hooda dismissed talks of infighting as critical to internal party democracy and said that voters in Haryana have decided to vote the Congress party back to power in the state.
A party delegation headed by Leader of Opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda met the governor at the Raj Bhavan in the evening and submitted a memorandum to him, and later interacting with reporters, Hooda said, "The government does not have the moral right to stay in power...
Dhanda, however, said for the Lok Sabha election, there has been no discussion on seat sharing among the INDIA opposition bloc members yet.
Former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda demanded an impartial inquiry into the matter.
The Congress and the BJP are camping their MLAs in resorts to prevent them being poached. Elections to 57 Rajya Sabha seats, across 15 states and Union territories, were scheduled for June 10. Since 41 candidates have already been elected unopposed, polls will be held only for 16 seats now.
In an interview with PTI ahead of the party's three-day 'Chintan Shivir' starting in Rajasthan's Udaipur on Friday, Bhupinder Singh Hooda, who was among the 23 leaders who wrote to party chief Sonia Gandhi for an organizational overhaul in 2020, exuded confidence that the brainstorming session would throw up solutions to all the issues facing the party.
After the meeting, Hooda, the former chief minister of Haryana, visited Ghulam Nabi Azad, a part of the G-23, at the latter's residence. Hooda and Azad were reported to have discussed concrete proposals to strengthen the Congress and ensure collective leadership and decision making as demanded by the grouping which met on Wednesday and signed a joint statement.
Leader of the Opposition and former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda had said that the need to move a no-confidence motion had come because the BJP-JJP government had lost public confidence in the backdrop of protests against farm laws.
The BJP has 40 seats in the 90-member Haryana assembly. It also has the support of 10 JJP MLAs and five independent legislators. The Congress has 31 seats. Two seats in the assembly are vacant. The majority mark stands at 45.
Investigation revealed that Bhupinder Singh Hooda, who was the ex-officio Chairman of Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA), conspired with four IAS officers and other officials to cut sweetheart deals for their acquaintances.
Senior Congress leader and former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said agriculture reforms should be discussed afresh in Parliament and new laws enacted after consulting all stakeholders.
Hooda's warning has come a day after Haryana Chief Minister M L Khattar defended the recently launched Mera Pani, Meri Virasat scheme, aimed at crop diversification.
They said Hooda was summoned for grilling and his statement will be recorded under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
By virtue of being appointed the CLP leader, Hooda will be the Leader of Opposition in the newly-constituted assembly, AICC Haryana in-charge Ghulam Nabi Azad said at a press conference here.
While granting interim bail to the two Congress leaders, Special Judge Jagdeep Singh also issued notice to the agency seeking its stand on their regular bail pleas in the case, said an advocate representing Hooda.
There is abject disunity within the Haryana Congress, so much that each faction within the party is bitterly opposed to the other, and would even be happy to see the BJP win rather than a rival within the party.
Selja will have to bind the party together, rejuvenate the cadre and build a comprehensive campaign to take on the strong BJP election machinery
Former Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda had formed a 36-member committee to decide the faction's course of action in the state
The Congress high command hasn’t been receptive to Bhupinder Singh Hooda’s demand that PCC chief Ashok Talwar be removed. With patience wearing thin, Hooda is reportedly planning to launch a breakaway party soon.
Several farmers and land owners are alleged to have been cheated to the tune of about Rs 1,500 crore in the case.
Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar has maneuvered extensively through the constituency, with elaborate campaigns and public speeches