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Rao Inderjit Singh bats for BJP nominee in Mahendergarh

BJP's candidate in Gurugram urges voters to support the party for development in South Haryana. Congress hits back, accusing BJP of neglecting the region.

Updated on: May 14, 2024, 05:46:10 IST
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Gurugram: The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) candidate for the Gurgaon Lok Sabha seat, Rao Inderjit Singh, on Monday urged people to vote for the BJP and said that the path to the chief minister’s chair passed through South Haryana. Singh, who was in Mahendergarh on Monday, to seek votes for BJP nominee Dharambir Singh, asked people to vote for his party in large numbers if they wanted development to continue in the state.

Rao Inderjit Singh, who was in Mahendergarh on Monday, to seek votes for BJP nominee Dharambir Singh, asked people to vote for his party in large numbers if they wanted development to continue in the state. (HT PHOTO.)
Rao Inderjit Singh, who was in Mahendergarh on Monday, to seek votes for BJP nominee Dharambir Singh, asked people to vote for his party in large numbers if they wanted development to continue in the state. (HT PHOTO.)

Gurugram will go for polls on May 25, in the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha election.

Attacking the opposition, Singh said, the Congress led by former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda had done great injustice to south Haryana and Ahirwal. “The former CM from Congress ensured that jobs were distributed in one district, the Central University was taken to Rohtak and all development work was done there at the cost of Gurugram and south Haryana. We must tell the Congress and its CM aspirant that the road to chief ministership goes through Ahirwal. Only when the people of South Haryana decide then a person can become the CM,” he said.

BJP’s candidate Dharambir Singh will take on Rao Dan Singh of the Congress in the election.

The opposition Congress also upped the ante against BJP on Monday, and former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda alleged that BJP and its leaders had no right to seek votes in Ahirwal as they had failed to get approval for the most pressing demand of the community that was setting up of an Ahir regiment in the army.

Hooda said that BJP and its leadership had let down the people of South Haryana and Ahirwal by not supporting the cause of the Ahir regiment and also by introducing the Agniveer scheme, which has proved to be a great setback for recruitment of youth from the region.

“The BJP and its leaders by remaining silent on the Ahir regiment and Agniveer scheme have lost the right to ask for votes from the people of South Haryana. They have failed to speak for the people of this region,” said Hooda, who was campaigning for Congress candidate Raj Babbar in Rewari, the political centre of South Haryana on Monday.

 
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Abhishek Behl

Abhishek Behl is a Special Correspondent with Hindustan Times, Gurugram bureau. With over a decade of experience in journalism, he reports on Gurugram's rapid urban transformation, covering the city's changing infrastructure, governance, and planning landscape. His reporting spans major civic agencies, such as the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA), Department of Town and Country Planning (DTCP), Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP), and the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). Behl has reported on key urban development issues such as RRTS projects, metro expansion, road and highway projects, water supply, drainage, mobility, environmental concerns, land use planning, affordable housing, and the city's real estate sector. He closely tracks policy decisions, infrastructure implementation, and their impact on the city and its residents. He also covers regulatory action against illegal constructions, urban flooding, traffic management, and initiatives aimed at improving civic services and sustainable development. Behl has also written on political developments in south Haryana, focusing on elections and governance. His journalism is driven by fact-based reporting, ground-level coverage, and an understanding of the social and economic dynamics of Gurugram. Apart from work he is a cyclist and a cricketer and a resident of Palam Vihar since 2010.

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