No action against big players in paddy scam: Hooda

Leader of Opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda has claimed that the first year of the BJP's third term, like the previous two terms, has been anti-poor and anti-farmer. “The BJP is even shutting down its own schemes. Under the Ayushman Yojana, the government has stated that surgeries will no longer be performed in private hospitals; only government hospitals will perform these services. The truth is that everything has been free in government hospitals since the Congress regime, but under the BJP government, the hospitals have no doctors or support staff,” he claimed while interacting with the media here on Friday.

Accompanied by MLAs Raghuvir Kadian and Geeta Bhukkal, Hooda said, “This time, a major scam has been uncovered in Karnal during paddy procurement, but instead of taking action against the big players, the government suppressed the scam by taking selective action. Previously, mining, liquor, and other scams worth hundreds of crores have taken place in the state. SITs were formed to investigate the scams, but their reports were not released,” he alleged.

Talking about drug abuse, he alleged that, “The drug trade is expanding under the patronage of the BJP government. Law and order situation is so dire that even officers from the ASI to the ADGP level have lost faith in the government and are forced to resort to suicide.”