Inspired by Gujarat model: Manohar Lal Khattar after 1,000 days as CM
Even as the 1,000 days tenure of Manohar Lal Khattar Government was replete with controversies over the BJP wanting to toe the RSS line in major decisions, the Chief Minister, while expressing satisfaction with the work his Government undertook, said, “There was no regional bias in development and the Government worked with the motto of Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas.”
Releasing a booklet “Gazab Asar Tez Raftaar”, highlighting achievements of his Government, the Chief Minister used the occasion to take a dig at previous Government for the lack of development in Haryana.
“Everyone knows what had happened during the previous Congress Government. land scams, ClU, Babu-Beta company etc... But the current Government is trying to bring more transparency and accountability in the system,” said Manohar Lal while taking a jibe at former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and his son, Rohtak MP Deepender Singh Hooda.
Continuing his tirade against the previous Hooda led Congress Government in the State, Manohar Lal blamed it for farmers’ woes, land scams, State’s huge debt liability, losses besides high debt in power utilities, biases in development works, delaying the contentious Sutlej Yamuna link (SYl) canal among other things.
Patting own back on SYl issue, the Chief Minister said the SYl canal matter lying pending in the Supreme Court had been expedited by his government. There was not a single incident where a matter remained pending for about 12 for the outcome of the Presidential Reference, said he.
When asked how his Government would ensure completion of SYl amid the protest by neighbouring Punjab Government, he said the SC had given its verdict on SYl issue in Haryana’s favour. We were hopeful that the SC would issue an executive order in next hearing to set a time-frame for SYl canal construction, added he.
Refuting charges of not fulfilling the poll promises, he claimed most of the poll promises made by his party had been fulfilled.
Speaking on BJP’s poll promise of implementation of Swaminathan report, Manohar Lal chose to criticise former CM and said that Hooda could not get the report implemented despite being the member of central’s committee constituted by the then UPA Government in this regard.
However, the BJP Government was implementing the report in a step-wise manner. The current Government had also set a target to double the income of farmers by 2022, added he.
More than halfway through its tenure, the BJP Government has attracted severe criticism from its own MLAs, MPs and as well as opposition parties for the sluggish pace of implementation of CM ’s announcements and other development works and violent Jat agitation last year.
Responding to a question on more than a dozen rebel MLAs, who have aired their grievances at public platforms, the Chief Minister said some MLAs had grievances related to development works in their constituencies but their grievances will be resolved as development works would be expedited.
Out of about 3,700 announcements made by him at various rallies in 90 constituencies of the State, work on more than 700 was completed and work on over 1,100 was in progress, he added.
Known for the promotion of Gita, Saraswati and the cow, the Haryana Government has also remained under fire from the opposition for pursuing the RSS agenda in education — manifested in the introduction of Gita “shlokas”, moral science booklets, introduction of yoga in schools besides imposing beef ban and launching multi-crore project for reviving ancient Saraswati river.
The gruesome crime incidents against women and Dalit in the State have also made national headlines during BJP’s tenure and drew criticism from the opposition and social organizations.
The Chief Minister, however, expressing satisfaction with his Government’s work said, “My Government will undertake more development works in five years than ten years tenure of Congress Government in Haryana.”
“The State Government is making efforts to curb corruption, ensure more transparency in Government recruitments, end regional bias and improve the grievance redressal mechanism,” concluded the 63 years old Manohar Lal, a first-time legislator, who took over the top post in Haryana on October 26, 2014.
The Roadmap Ahead
Spelling out Government’s road-map for the remaining half of its tenure, the Chief Minister said providing employment opportunities to the youth would be the given priority.
Keen on imparting quality education and making youth employable, Haryana Government has fixed a target to achieve 80 per cent grade level competency of students by the end of 2018. At present, the competency level was 60 per cent, he said.
Under Saksham Yuva Scheme, about 18,000 youth got themselves registered out of which more than 12,000 have been given employment, he added.
Manohar Lal announced the Government would implement a new scheme namely “Sawarnjyanti Khand Uthan Yojna” for the development of intensive backward blocks in the state. Initially, 20 such blocks would be developed in the first phase of the scheme.
The Chief Minister also announced to set up a vegetable price stability fund in the state to address seasonal fluctuations in the prices of key perishable and non-perishable vegetable produce. He also announced to launch a medical insurance scheme for people of Haryana and said that a survey will be conducted in this regard. Not complete
Manohar Lal back himself lists out his achievements
Even as the 1,000 days tenure of Manohar Lal Khattar Government was replete with controversies over the BJP wanting to toe the RSS line in major decisions, the Chief Minister, while expressing satisfaction with the work his Government undertook, said, “There was no regional bias in development and the Government worked with the motto of Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas.”
Releasing a booklet “Gazab Asar Tez Raftaar”, highlighting achievements of his Government, the Chief Minister used the occasion to take a dig at previous Government for the lack of development in Haryana.
“Everyone knows what had happened during the previous Congress Government. land scams, ClU, Babu-Beta company etc... But the current Government is trying to bring more transparency and accountability in the system,” said Manohar Lal while taking a jibe at former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and his son, Rohtak MP Deepender Singh Hooda.
Continuing his tirade against the previous Hooda led Congress Government in the State, Manohar Lal blamed it for farmers’ woes, land scams, State’s huge debt liability, losses besides high debt in power utilities, biases in development works, delaying the contentious Sutlej Yamuna link (SYl) canal among other things.
Patting own back on SYl issue, the Chief Minister said the SYl canal matter lying pending in the Supreme Court had been expedited by his government. There was not a single incident where a matter remained pending for about 12 for the outcome of the Presidential Reference, said he.
When asked how his Government would ensure completion of SYl amid the protest by neighbouring Punjab Government, he said the SC had given its verdict on SYl issue in Haryana’s favour. We were hopeful that the SC would issue an executive order in next hearing to set a time-frame for SYl canal construction, added he.
Refuting charges of not fulfilling the poll promises, he claimed most of the poll promises made by his party had been fulfilled.
Speaking on BJP’s poll promise of implementation of Swaminathan report, Manohar Lal chose to criticise former CM and said that Hooda could not get the report implemented despite being the member of central’s committee constituted by the then UPA Government in this regard.
However, the BJP Government was implementing the report in a step-wise manner. The current Government had also set a target to double the income of farmers by 2022, added he.
More than halfway through its tenure, the BJP Government has attracted severe criticism from its own MLAs, MPs and as well as opposition parties for the sluggish pace of implementation of CM ’s announcements and other development works and violent Jat agitation last year.
Responding to a question on more than a dozen rebel MLAs, who have aired their grievances at public platforms, the Chief Minister said some MLAs had grievances related to development works in their constituencies but their grievances will be resolved as development works would be expedited.
Out of about 3,700 announcements made by him at various rallies in 90 constituencies of the State, work on more than 700 was completed and work on over 1,100 was in progress, he added.
Known for the promotion of Gita, Saraswati and the cow, the Haryana Government has also remained under fire from the opposition for pursuing the RSS agenda in education — manifested in the introduction of Gita “shlokas”, moral science booklets, introduction of yoga in schools besides imposing beef ban and launching multi-crore project for reviving ancient Saraswati river.
The gruesome crime incidents against women and Dalit in the State have also made national headlines during BJP’s tenure and drew criticism from the opposition and social organizations.
The Chief Minister, however, expressing satisfaction with his Government’s work said, “My Government will undertake more development works in five years than ten years tenure of Congress Government in Haryana.”
“The State Government is making efforts to curb corruption, ensure more transparency in Government recruitments, end regional bias and improve the grievance redressal mechanism,” concluded the 63 years old Manohar Lal, a first-time legislator, who took over the top post in Haryana on October 26, 2014.
The Roadmap Ahead
Spelling out Government’s road-map for the remaining half of its tenure, the Chief Minister said providing employment opportunities to the youth would be the given priority.
Keen on imparting quality education and making youth employable, Haryana Government has fixed a target to achieve 80 per cent grade level competency of students by the end of 2018. At present, the competency level was 60 per cent, he said.
Under Saksham Yuva Scheme, about 18,000 youth got themselves registered out of which more than 12,000 have been given employment, he added.
Manohar Lal announced the Government would implement a new scheme namely “Sawarnjyanti Khand Uthan Yojna” for the development of intensive backward blocks in the state. Initially, 20 such blocks would be developed in the first phase of the scheme.
The Chief Minister also announced to set up a vegetable price stability fund in the state to address seasonal fluctuations in the prices of key perishable and non-perishable vegetable produce. He also announced to launch a medical insurance scheme for people of Haryana and said that a survey will be conducted in this regard. Not complete
Manohar Lal back himself lists out his achievements
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