‘Kisan, jawan, pehalwan’ to play key role
‘Kisan, jawan and pehalwan’ are giving sleepless nights to the ruling BJP in the run-up to the high-stakes October 5 Assembly polls.
BJP will have to pay heavy price
The BJP will have to pay a heavy price for their non-performance on issues relating to farmers, defence personnel and sportspersons in past 10 years. BB Batra, Congress
Amit Shah takes note
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday asserted that Haryana was known for three things — ‘dhakkad’ jawan, ‘dhakkad’ sportsperson and ‘dhakkad’ farmers. ”The Modi government has done unprecedented work for the welfare of these three sections of society in the past 10 years,” he added.
Congress propaganda
The Congress is spreading misinformation on issues relating to farmers, jawans and sportspersons. Haryana voters will not fall for its misleading propaganda. Varinder Garg, BJP Leader
With 10-year anti-incumbency staring the saffron party in the face, the issues revolving around farming community, Agnipath scheme and wrestlers’ protests in New Delhi have come back to haunt the BJP with the Opposition trying to cash in on these issues.
Underscoring the importance of these three issues in Haryana elections, Union Home Minister Amit Shah today asserted that Haryana was known for three things — ‘dhakkad’ jawan, ‘dhakkad’ sportspersons and ‘dhakkad’ farmers. “The Modi government has done unprecedented work for the welfare of these three sections of society in the past 10 years,” Shah claimed.
“The BJP has failed to provide a legal guarantee to the farmers for the procurement of crops on the MSP besides coming out with the Agnipath scheme which is a gross injustice to Haryana that provides 10% manpower for the armed forces. The saffron party will have to pay a heavy price for their non-performance on various fronts in the past 10 years in the upcoming Assembly polls,” senior Congress leader and party candidate from Rohtak BB Batra alleged.
Besides, by making Olympian Vinesh Phogat as its candidate from Julana, the Congress seems to have struck an emotional chord with the electorate in Julana and its surrounding Assembly segments. Vinesh was at the forefront of Jantar Mantar protests against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, former Wrestling Federation of India chief and senior BJP leader Brij Bhushan, who is facing charges of sexual harassment levelled by certain wrestlers.
In fact, several senior BJP leaders, including Anil Vij and Kuldeep Bishnoi, have faced farmers’ protest recently for the BJP’s alleged ‘anti-farmer’ policies. “The farmers are questioning the BJP leaders’ silence when the farmers launched over a year-long agitation on Delhi’s borders in 2020-21 and the Haryana Government’s attempts to block the Shambhu border to foil the farmers’ march to New Delhi earlier this year. A formal campaign to seek answers from the BJP leaders to questions relating to farming community will be launched ahead of the elections,” said Ramandeep Mann, a prominent farmer activist.
In the recent Lok Sabha elections, the Congress successfully channelised electorate’s anger on these issues for electoral gains by winning five out of 10 seats in the state.
After its below-par performance, the Nayab Singh Saini government announced procurement of 24 crops on the MSP and ‘guaranteed jobs/rehabilitation for every ex-Agniveer. The BJP government even awarded a
cash prize of Rs 4 crore (prize money for Olympics silver medallist) for Vinesh Phogat after her disqualification from the Olympics finals to underscore its commitment to the sports promotion.
Meanwhile, senior BJP leader Varinder Garg claimed that the BJP had done much more than the previous governments for the welfare of the farmers, defence personnel and sportspersons. “The Congress is spreading misinformation on issues relating to farmers, jawans and sportspersons and the Haryana voters will not fall for its misleading propaganda,” Garg asserted.
