'BJP ran govt of lathis, bullets', alleges Hooda

Congress leader and former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Thursday said the BJP government has the dubious record of 78 persons being killed in the state.

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Addressing a press conference in Karnal on the last day of election campaign, Hooda launched a full-frontal attack on the BJP and said that the BJP has run a government of lathis and bullet in the state for 10 years. "During this anti-people government, a record 78 people were killed by police bullets," he stated.

"During the Dera episode in Panchkula, 40 people died, most of whom were Dalits. It is being told that perhaps 30 of the deceased were Dalits. BJP had allowed a crowd of people to gather in Panchkula against the orders of the court. The High Court itself raised questions on the death of 40 people in police firing, but BJP could not answer anyone," he said.

He said BJP is an expert in spreading lies. "BJP accuses Congress of cheap land acquisition. Whereas a farmer-friendly land acquisition policy was implemented in Haryana and the entire country during the Congress government," he said.