Hindustan Times (Patiala)

Yogendra Yadav attacks govt, oppn; promises an alternativ­e in Haryana

- Sadia Akhtar

Swaraj India president Yogendra Yadav on Saturday made a strong pitch for the party’s Gurgaon candidate Sheilza Bhatia and exhorted city residents to reject both the ruling and opposition parties in favour of her. Throwing his weight behind Bhatia, Yadav said that she would offer an alternativ­e to the city, the developmen­t of which had been put on the back burner by the Manohar Lal Khattar government.

Yadav, accompanie­d by Bhatia and other leaders from the party, took out a rally from Mahavir Chowk till Ramlila Maidan, where he later addressed a public gathering. During the gathering, he lashed out at the ruling party as well as the opposition parties and accused them of letting down the people of the city.

Reiteratin­g the party’s slogan ‘Nikammi sarkar, vipaksh bekaar’, he said that people of the city had been left in the lurch with a failed government and a useless opposition. “The Congress is not visible on the ground, while the INLD and the JJP are too busy bickering among themselves. As far as the BJP is concerned, its candidates are too busy chanting ‘Modi, Modi’. These parties don’t have a solution to the problems that the state faces, but we promise to offer an alternativ­e,” Yadav

said, adding that his party would not only hold the government accountabl­e but implement solutions.

He said that Swaraj India will put an end to liquor menace and ensure that no liquor vends are

allowed to operate.

“The ruling government practices the politics of division. They believe in divide and rule based on caste, religion, and region. We, on the other hand, want to bring together people in the state.”

 ?? PARVEEN KUMAR/HT PHOTO ?? Swaraj India founder Yogendra Yadav and party candidate from Gurgaon Sheilza Bhatia during a rally near police lines in Gurugram on Saturday.
PARVEEN KUMAR/HT PHOTO Swaraj India founder Yogendra Yadav and party candidate from Gurgaon Sheilza Bhatia during a rally near police lines in Gurugram on Saturday.

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