Kadian Launches All-Out Attack on Saini Govt

The Nayab Singh Saini-led BJP government in Haryana came under heavy fire in the state assembly on Monday, with the Congress slamming "inapt handling" of hot-button issues like the drug menace, "poor" education standards in government schools, shortage of teachers and doctors, and rampant illegal mining.

- HT Correspondent

CHANDIGARH: The Nayab Singh Saini-led BJP government in Haryana came under heavy fire in the state assembly on Monday, with the Congress slamming "inapt handling" of hot-button issues like the drug menace, "poor" education standards in government schools, shortage of teachers and doctors, and rampant illegal mining.

Senior Congress MLA (Beri segment) Raghuvir Singh Kadian led the Congress' attack as the House began discussion on the motion of thanks on the governor's address to the assembly.

The ruling party lawmakers maintained a studied silence as Congress' old warhorse Kadian hit out at the government for "not doing enough" to curb the drug menace. As the MLA cited examples how the "drug remnants are visible in village streets" and said the situation is critical, assembly speaker Harvinder Kalyan also endorsed Kadian's views. "It is a serious issue," said the speaker.