After inaugurating the BJP's State Election office in Rohtak, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Monday claimed that the people of Haryana had made up their minds to bring the BJP back to power. BJP delivered on its promises and the State government had taken several public welfare decisions during its 10-year tenure, he said.

Addressing the gathering, Saini alleged that youngsters had lost faith during the Congress regime due to the favouritism that existed in providing jobs. More than 1.50 lakh people were provided with government jobs during the past 10 years. Some recruitment was ongoing but their result would be declared after the elections due to the Model Code of Conduct being in place for the elections. People from poor families have got jobs as the government made recruitment on merit, he asserted.

Saini also referred to a recent government decision that would allow beneficiary families to receive LPG cylinders for Rs 500 under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana. The opposition is feeling jittery due to this, he said. "I want to tell them that it is not an announcement but our government has implemented it. The BJP implemented what it had promised,” Saini. When the Congress was in power, it had dangled the "lollipop" of 100-square yard plots for the poor. But the beneficiaries neither got any papers nor possession of these plots. They ran from pillar to post and it was the BJP government that handed over land possession and documents to them, he added. "We also came out with a scheme that even those poor people who did not get a plot of land should register. Shortly after the scheme was announced, the Model Code of Conduct came into effect. Otherwise, 50,000 to 60,000 beneficiaries would have been given plots," the chief minister said.

Saini also claimed that the state's BJP government took several steps for farmers' welfare, pointing to the recent Cabinet decision to compensate farmers affected by scant rainfall at Rs 2,000 per acre as a bonus. He also highlighted that his government was purchasing 14 crops at the minimum support price (MSP) and recently decided to extend MSP procurement to all remaining crops. This government is working for all sections, Saini said.

BJP CENTRAL ELECTION COMMITTEE TO MEET ON AUG 29 OVER CANDIDATES’ SELECTION FOR ASSEMBLY ELECTION

To discuss the selection of candidates for the Haryana Assembly election, the BJP Central Election Committee’s next meeting will be held in New Delhi on August 29. The Committee meeting will be held under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president JP Nadda, party leaders said. Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Organisation General Secretary BL Santosh, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, former Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, State Unit President Mohanlal Badoli will attend the meeting. It is understood that the names of the candidates for the Haryana Assembly elections are almost finalised and this time new faces as well as the winning candidate can get an opportunity to fight in the elections.