Selja is our sister and Congress’ respected leader, says Hooda

Former Chief Minister and Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda, reacting to the BJP withdrawing its Sirsa candidate, said the people of the state already knew about the INLD-HLP’s connection with BJP. Earlier, it was an indirect alliance, but now, it has become public, he claimed.

Accompanied by Congress MLAs Bharat Bhushan Batra and Dr Raghuvir Singh Kadian, Hooda stated this in response to a question during a news conference here on Monday. “In Haryana, the direct contest is between the Congress and BJP. All the parties like INLD, JJP, HLP have been fielded only to cut the votes of Congress. The BJP has also given this responsibility to many Independents. The public needs to be cautious of such candidates,” he added.

In reply to another question about Kumari Selja, Hooda said she is our sister and a respected leader of the Congress. “If any Congress leader or worker makes a wrong comment about her, they have nothing to do with the Congress. This is only a part of political propaganda and people are not going to get divided on the basis of caste,” he said.