Chandigarh, December 22 — Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Nayab Singh Saini strongly condemned the Opposition’s walkout on the final day of the Winter Session of the Haryana Vidhan Sabha and extended his support to the condemnation motion moved by Parliamentary Affairs Minister, Sh. Mahipal Dhanda. He said that walking out of the House during a discussion on a proposal related to the ongoing electoral reforms concerning the preparation of voter lists was highly inappropriate.
The Chief Minister said that the truth behind the Congress party’s claims must come out today. He alleged that Congress has been consistently spreading falsehoods, and it is important for the people of the state and the country to know the reality. He said the government had come to the House fully prepared to counter the Opposition with facts, but the Opposition members refused to listen to the ruling side. By abandoning the discussion midway, the Opposition exposed the falsity of its own claims before the entire state, which he strongly denounced.
Sh. Nayab Singh Saini further said that the Congress party had betrayed the trust of the people. Referring to this issue, MLA, Sh. Ram Kumar Kashyap had brought a proposal for discussion. He expressed serious objection, stating that when a member brings a proposal following constitutional procedures, the Opposition was not even willing to listen to it. As long as the Opposition members remained in the House, they did not allow the ruling party members to speak, and eventually chose to walk out.
Displaying a copy of the Constitution in the House, the Chief Minister said that the proposal was brought precisely because the Opposition had spread confusion across the state and the country by alleging ‘vote theft’. The intent of the discussion was to place facts on record and clearly separate truth from falsehood.
Taking a dig at the Opposition, Sh. Nayab Singh Saini remarked that the Opposition could not have participated in the debate anyway, as lies have no foundation. He said the Opposition had spread a major false narrative, questioned the faith of voters, and even cast aspersions on the Election Commission, a constitutional authority. He said that it was unfortunate that when ruling party members were presenting their views in the House, the Opposition resorted to using threatening language.
He said that three resolutions were placed before the House. The first was to hold a discussion on the completion of 150 years of Vande Mataram, but the Opposition was not even willing to debate that. The people of the state have seen this. Vande Mataram is not a trivial subject. The revolutionary heroes of our freedom struggle would rise against British oppression on hearing it and were unafraid even of bullets. A slogan that has inspired millions across the country was also avoided by the Opposition, which chose to run away from discussion. Everyone witnessed how Opposition members disrupted the proceedings of the House.
The Chief Minister said that in this August House, the Opposition brought a no-confidence motion against the government. Both before the start of the Assembly session and during it, the government clearly stated that it was ready for discussion on every issue. This is a non-stop government functioning under the leadership of the Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi, working for the welfare of every citizen of Haryana. Yet, even on the no-confidence motion, the Opposition failed to engage in debate and walked away. Similarly, when a resolution on electoral reforms was brought today, they once again staged a walkout.
Displaying a copy of the Constitution in the House, the Chief Minister said that this sacred Constitution was given to the nation by the Constituent Assembly led by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar. However, he remarked that Congress leader, Sh. Rahul Gandhi seems to be following a different Constitution altogether, and that the Congress is disrespecting the Constitution drafted by Dr. Ambedkar. He alleged that Congress leaders carry a book to various public platforms and spread misinformation by claiming that if Sh. Narendra Modi becomes Prime Minister for a third term, the Constitution would be in danger.
Sh. Nayab Singh Saini said that the Opposition is repeatedly raising this issue and misleading the nation. He added that Congress leader, Sh. Rahul Gandhi has even targeted Haryana in this regard. The ruling side has all the facts to show how vote manipulation took place during the Congress regime, with cases related to it still pending in courts today. He appealed to the people to distinguish between truth and falsehood, and to judge for themselves how the Congress spread misinformation for a long time.
