Our party never sought votes for BJP: JJP chief

HISAR/CHANDIGARH : Haryana deputy chief minister Dushyant Chautala on Monday clarified that his Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) had never sought votes for the BJP but that his party has now lent support to the latter to provide a stable government in the state.

He was clarifying on the remarks of Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda, who has said the BJP-JJP pact was an “alliance of convenience”.

“We have neither asked votes for the BJP nor the Congress while campaigning,” he told mediapersons.

Two-time former chief minister Hooda, who attended the oath-taking ceremony of chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Dushyant in Chandigarh, described the BJP-JJP alliance as opportunist, unholy and against the mandate.

“The alliance has been forged

SAYS ALL PROMISES THE PARTY MADE IN THE RUN-UP TO ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED AND THE PARTY WILL WORK FOR THE BETTERMENT OF HARYANA

in manner of ‘vote kisi ki, support kisi ko’. This government is based on self interest. The JJP has disrespected the people’s mandate,” Hooda told the media.

“For those saying ‘vote kisko, support kisko’, did we ask votes for them?” Dushyant asked.

After taking oath as the deputy chief minister, Dushyant and his father Ajay Chautala reached their house in Sirsa on Monday, where they were greeted by party workers.

Addressing party workers, Dushyant said: “The party is only 11-month-old, but the worker’s hard work paid off.”

He said all promises the party had made in the run-up to polls will be implemented and the party will work for the betterment of Haryana. Later, Dushyant and Ajay reached their farmhouse at Tejakhera village where they paid tributes of former deputy prime minister Devi Lal.

AJAY MEETS HIS YOUNGER BROTHER ABHAY CHAUTALA

Ajay also met his younger brother Abhay Chautala and his uncle Ranjit Singh, who has been elected from Rania, at the Tejakhera farmhouse.

Talking to the media, Ajay said he visited to his brother to greet him on Diwali.

To a question on family feud, Ajay said: “Though there are no big differences in the family, I want the clan to unite. I met my bother in the morning and I hope things will improve.