Haryana youth getting trapped in drugs, crime: Hooda

During public outreach programmes in his constituency here, Hooda raised concern over drug addiction, crime and unemployment spreading in the state

Former chief minister and leader of opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Tuesday alleged that the youth of the state were getting trapped in drugs and crime due to the policy failure of the BJP-JJP government.

The leader of the opposition said it was the responsibility of the government to give the right direction to the youth. (HT)

During public outreach programmes in his constituency here, Hooda raised concern over drug addiction, crime and unemployment spreading in the state.

Responding to a question regarding the incident at the Chief Minister’s public dialogue programme on Monday where a woman sarpanch threw her dupatta at his feet, Hooda termed it unfortunate. “It is not a public dialogue but a monologue because the public is not being listened to, whereas in a democracy, the voice of the public is at the top. It is the responsibility of every public servant to listen to them and solve their problems, but the present government is ignoring serious problems like drug addiction,” he added.

The leader of the opposition said it was the responsibility of the government to give the right direction to the youth. “During the Congress tenure, realising this responsibility, we created employment opportunities in the state,” he said.