Cong decries Meghwal’s remark; lawyer lodges complaint with ECI
The Congress has decried a statement made by Union Minister for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal, in which he had asked Rohtak’s voters to vote for the BJP to get more funds from the Centre.
Addressing a public meeting in Rohtak, Meghwal stated since the BJP is at the Centre, if the party forms the government in Haryana, it would be able to get more work done for the state. He urged the residents of the constituency to vote for BJP candidate Manish Grover in order to ensure better funding from the Central Government.
Congress MLA from Rohtak Bharat Bhushan Batra has termed the minister’s remark as unethical. “Are the states where governments of Opposition parties in power not getting any support from the Centre? Does it not amount to the BJP government admitting discrimination in allocation of developmental funds,” he said. Meghwal had maintained that as BJP government is in power at the Centre, party’s candidate Grover would be able to fetch more funds from Union Minister for Urban Development Manohar Lal Khattar as compared to the Congress candidate Bharat Bhushan Batra.
“The BJP government is at the Centre. The party should form the government in Haryana to get more work done in the state. Who will be able to fetch more funds from Union Minister Manohar Lal? Manish or Batra? Manish. You should know that,” Meghwal said while addressing a public meeting at Rohtak on Monday.
A local lawyer has lodged a complaint with the Chief Election Commissioner (ECI), seeking action against Union Minister of Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal and Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal for open defiance of the Model Code of Conduct.
