Morcha blames 3 Lals for ills
Tribune News Service

HISAR, Dec 13 — Leaders of the Haryana Sarvjati Morcha today came down heavily on three Lals of the state, accusing them of exploiting the simple people of Haryana. They claimed that they will change the political map of the state by removing all the three and usher an era of peace and progress.

Addressing a well attended rally, which was the first public meeting of the morcha, here today the convener of the Morcha, Mr O.P. Jindal, criticised the Chief Minister for "going back on all his election promises". He alleged that Mr Bansi Lal had proved to be an "absolute failure" and he had not initiated any move that could indicate his seriousness towards fulfilling his election promises.

Mr Jindal pointed out that the law and order problem had been worse during the regime of Bansi Lal. He said, "while there used to be only one incident during Bhajan Lal's time in a month, now there are at least four incidents in Mr Bansi Lal's regime".

He blamed the Chief Minister for all the ills of the state. The former MP regretted that he had been instrumental in bringing Mr Bansi Lal back to power, as he had proved disastrous for the state. "I misunderstood Mr Bansi Lal, he did not deserve all the help and cooperation I provided him", Mr Jindal remarked adding that he will avenge each and every wrong done to him.

The HSJM leader claimed that the main reason for his differences with the Chief Minister had been the latter's alleged aversion towards the Harijans wards. He claimed that whenever he raised the issue of these people with the Chief Minister, he tried to evade it. Mr Jindal claimed that he will ensure that the Harijans and other weaker sections of the society get their due, as they had been exploited so far by the successive rulers.

Encouraged by the huge presence of people in the rally, Mr Jindal said, he would continue to mobilise the people throughout the state against the wrong policies of the government. He claimed that the vehicles ferrying his supporters were stopped by the police, to prevent their attendance in the rally.

The industrialist turned politician expressed surprise as how the BJP could bear with such type of a Chief Minister, who was adamant, not to abolish octroi, the main election promise of the BJP.

Speaking on the occasion the patron of the HSJM, Mr Ashwani Kumar Chopra (of the Punjab Kesri group) said the people had pinned great hopes on Mr Bansi Lal. He said, instead of proving to be the "Vikas pursh", Mr Bansi Lal had proved to be the "Vinash pursh". He pointed out towards the worst condition of roads in the state.

Mr Chopra alleged that Mr Devi Lal, Mr Bhajan Lal and Mr Bansi Lal had only exploited the innocent and simple people of Haryana. He claimed that the Morcha will act as a pressure group in Haryana politics and ensure that no ruler exploited the people, the way they have been so far.

Mr Raghu Yadav, general secretary of the Morcha, also directed his ire on all the three Lals. He alleged that Mr Devi Lal's two sons, Mr Om Prakash Chautala and Mr Ranjeet Singh had been involved in the grabbing of thousands of acres at various places.

Mr Yadav accused Mr Om Prakash Chautala of political opportunism saying while he contested Lok Sabha elections with the BSP, soon he joined hands with the BJP without caring to consult the BSP leadership.

He said Mr Devi Lal, Mr Bhajan Lal and Mr Bansi Lal had never tried to resolve the long pending disputes of the state with Punjab. He said all three leaders had got several chances to get all these disputes resolved, but none of them bothered to, as they had hardly any concern for the state.

Mr Arvind Sharma, former MP from Sonepat and the vice president of the Morcha, sought to dispel all the notions that the Morcha was likely to merge with any political party.

He said, the Morcha will contest next election on its own and give due representation to all the sections of society.

Among those who addressed today's public meeting were Mr Navin Jindal, the youngest son of Mr O.P. Jindal, Mr Mange Ram Sharma, the former political adviser to Mr Bhajan Lal and president of the Akhil Bhartiya Brahaman Sabha, Mr Nand Kishore Goel, chairman of the Agroha Vikas Trust.