Law and order worsened under BJP govt: Hooda

Former CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda today said recent incidents of crime had put forth deteriorating law and order in the state.

He said the state government was intoxicated by power and criminals were having a field day.

Hooda said several incidents, including murder of a young man in broad daylight in Safidon, looting at jeweller’s shop in Fatehabad and a liquor shop at gunpoint in Julana in the past few days had completely exposed the law and order situation.

Expressing concern, Hooda said the first responsibility of every government is to protect its citizens. “Ever since the BJP has come to power, it has completely turned its back on its responsibility. This is the reason why the crime graph is continuously increasing in Haryana,” he said.

“The data released by the government has revealed that from January to August, four rapes, three murders, 42 vehicle thefts and 25 house thefts take place every day in Haryana," he said.

Talking about crime statistics, Hooda added that 72,000 cases were reported in 2013, which have doubled to 1,25,435 today. “If we talk about crime rate, it was 273 in 2013, which has increased to 419 today,” he pointed out.

“It is clear that crime is increasing continuously under the BJP government. This is the reason why investment in Haryana is continuously decreasing. Investors come to only those states where law and order is better,” he stated.

“Crime is increasing due to increasing unemployment. The BJP has trapped Haryana in a dangerous vicious circle of crime and unemployment,” he added.