Will ensure Adampur’s growth if voted to power, says Hooda

Referring to the Congress’ lead over the BJP in the recently held Lok Sabha elections in the Adampur Assembly constituency, former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said he was overwhelmed with the people’s support.

Speaking at a public meeting organised in support of Congress candidate Chander Prakash, Hooda said he felt indebted to the people of Adampur as they had supported the party in the recently held polls. “I am sure you will again favour us by making the Congress win. I will repay this favour by serving Adampur when the Congress government is formed,” he said.

During this, BJP Kisan Morcha’s national executive member and Satrod Khap’s Mahila Pramukh Sudesh Chaudhary and BJP block president Sultan Singh joined the Congress party. Hooda welcomed them in the party and said they would be given full respect in the Congress.

The Congress leader said being a retired IAS officer, Chander Prakash knew how to get work done. “You cannot get a better MLA than him. Vote for him and I promise you that there will be no shortage of development work in Adampur,” he said.

Hooda said there was peace and prosperity in the state during Congress rule, but now, the state was under the rule of criminals and drug smugglers.

“We had never heard the name ‘chitta’ in Haryana, but the BJP has filled the veins of the youth with drugs by giving protection to drug smugglers. Today, more deaths are taking place in the state due to drug abuse than in Punjab,” he alleged.

Attacking the BJP, Congress nominee Prakash said Kuldeep Bishnoi’s family was seen in Adampur only for 20 days during the elections. “Due to his inefficiency, Bishnoi has ruined the constituency in terms of development and he has nothing to do with the brotherhood of the area. I assure you that if you elected, within six months, I will ensure that a roadmap for development of all villages is prepared and completed,” he said.

Drug use rampant in state

We had never heard the name ‘chitta’ in Haryana, but the BJP has filled the veins of the youth with drugs by giving protection to drug smugglers. Today, more deaths are taking place in the state due to drug abuse than in Punjab. — Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Ex-chief minister