Congress in Haryana a 'divided house', says Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini

Nayab Singh Saini, Haryana`s new CM/ Pic/X

On Thursday, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini declared that the state's Congress was a "divided house" and that the party would undoubtedly lose the Lok Sabha elections. Per a PTI report, He also told reporters in Karnal, Haryana, that the Congress was "trapped in parivarvaad moh'," using the term "dynastic politics." He remarked, "I have said this earlier too that the Congress is a divided house and their infighting has come to the fore on public platforms in the past," in response to a query.

"The Congress is also trapped in 'parivarvaad moh'. At its top level, it is the 'Gandhi Parivar' and in Haryana, it is the 'Hooda Parivar'. In Rohtak, they (Congress) have many senior leaders who can fight polls but they cannot come out of one (Hooda) family," Saini told PTI. He said that former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and his son Deepender Singh Hooda, who ran from Sonipat and Rohtak, respectively, in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, lost. "Last time 'bapu-beta (father-son)' contested and both lost. 'Bapu' has run away from the fight this time, leaving his son to contest (from Rohtak).

He will lose again this time," he said. Saini was also questioned about Deepak Babaria, the Congressman's Haryana affairs in-charge, recently warning party leaders in the state that their chances of winning assembly tickets would be weakened if they didn't receive enough votes in favour of the party in the Lok Sabha elections from their respective districts. The assembly elections for Haryana are expected to take place later this year. "As I said the Congress is a divided house...What will Babaria do, he can only write letters, but Congress will be routed in the polls," said Saini. Voting for all the 10 Lok Sabha seats in Haryana will take place in the sixth phase of the seven-phase general elections on May 25. Saini also hit out at AAP supremo and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on the issue of the alleged assault on AAP MP Swati Maliwal at his residence by his aide. The misbehaviour with a woman inside the chief minister's residence in Delhi is worrying, he said.

In this situation, the Delhi Police have filed a formal complaint. In response to the opposition's claim that the BJP would amend the Constitution if it were to win 400 Lok Sabha seats, Saini stated, "They are taking support of lies and misleading the country." He was referring to the Congress. "Since the time of Independence, the Congress has worked on the thinking which is to leave the poor to their fate and then use them as their vote bank". "But now that their disguise has slipped off, the American people have rejected the Congress. Supporters of Prime Minister Narendra Modi are in the stands. They are aware that Modi can advance our nation," he remarked.

(With Inputs from PTI)