Cong will curb BJP’s arrogance being strong Opposition: Deepender Hooda

Rohtak MP Deepender Hooda launched a scathing attack on the ruling party, saying that after gaining power, the BJP had become arrogant and had lost sight of people’s interests.

Deepender Hooda on Sunday participated in the ‘Valmiki Jayanti’ programme held in Israna and paid floral tributes to Maharishi Valmiki.

On the occasion of Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti, Deepender Hooda sounded the bugle and announced that he would hold the government accountable for its failures as the state government completed the first year of its tenure.

While addressing the gathering, Hooda said Maharishi Valmiki laid down the principles of religion, dignity, and truth through the Ramayana, which continued to inspire society even today. He said the Congress, guided by the ideals of the Ramayana, was committed to walking the path of truth and struggle. The followers of Maharishi Valmiki had always stood firmly with the Congress, he said.

Deepender Hooda highlighted that the people of Haryana had made every effort during the Assembly elections. In the last 15 Assembly elections, the Congress achieved its highest-ever vote share in 2024. The BJP managed to form the government by a margin of merely half a per cent—about 22,000 votes.

Hooda further said the elections were marred by widespread rigging, while the Congress was leading in nearly 75 seats in the ballot box count it fell behind once the EVM results were declared.

He noted that in the previous year’s Lok Sabha elections, the Congress secured the second-highest vote share since 1984 and emerged as the largest opposition party ever.

He asserted that the Congress would firmly check the BJP’s arrogance in Haryana and play the role of a responsible and constructive opposition. If people’s rights were violated, the Congress would raise its voice for every section of society, from the streets to Parliament.

Congress MLA Induraj Narwal, former MLAs Balbir Balmiki, Subhash Gangoli, and Dharampal Gondar, former minister Bijendra Kadyan, Divyanshu Buddhiraja, Sachin Kundu, Kanwar Singh Chhokar, Sanjay Chhokar, Panipat Rural Congress District President Ramesh Malik and other leaders were present during the programme.