Public sidelined while BJP MLAs profit, says Deepender Hooda

Congress MP Deepender Hooda on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led Haryana government, alleging common people are forced to face hardship while several BJP MLAs are engaged in carving out colonies.

Speaking to media at a social function in Bahadurgarh, Hooda alleged a conspiracy to deprive Haryana residents of their rightful opportunities, claiming even sections entitled to reservation are being “grossly cheated.”

He said the state’s youth are compelled to migrate through the “Dunki route,” while Group A, B and C government jobs are increasingly going to candidates from other states. “In states like Rajasthan and Punjab, priority is given to domicile candidates. In Haryana, however, the HPSC chairman has stated that local students are not being properly taught in universities,” Hooda claimed.

Taking a dig at the BJP government, he pointed out that the Haryana Public Service Commission (HPSC) chairman is from outside the state and questioned whether not a single eligible local could head the commission among Haryana’s three crore residents.

Citing the Assistant Engineer (AE/SDO) recruitment at Haryana Power Utilities (HPU), Hooda said 214 candidates were called for document verification, of whom only 29 were from Haryana. He questioned why capable local candidates, who clear exams like the UPSC, are unable to secure positions through their own HPSC.

On the state’s finances, Hooda alleged Haryana is already burdened with loans worth lakhs of crores of rupees. “The government does not have funds to pay unemployment allowance, release welfare scheme allocations, or repair sports stadiums, while the Centre has shifted 40 per cent of the MGNREGA budget burden onto the state,” he claimed.