Hooda backs Article 370's abrogation, puts Congress on notice


Rohtak (Haryana), Aug 18 (IANS): In a significant political move, senior Congress leader and two-time Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, here on Sunday, supported the Narendra Modi government's move to abrogate Article 370 of the Constitution.

Addressing a 'Mahaparivartan Rally' in his hometown, Hooda said he would not compromise with anyone on the issue of patriotism. "When the government does something right, I support it", he said.

He also announced a 25-member panel, comprising 13 MLAs owing allegiance to him, to decide the future of the party in the state. "Since the issue (to continue with the Congress or not) pertains to the future of people, I can't take the decision alone," he said.

The decision of the 25-member committee "will later be announced in Chandigarh," he said.

It's a clear signal to the central Congress leadership to hand over the party's reins in the state to Hooda, or he would go his own way ahead of the Assembly polls, slated later this year.

Speculations were rife that Hooda and his son Deepender Singh Hooda, former MP, might quit the Congress after they said they were sidelined by the party high command. They may either join Sharad Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) or float their own outfit.

A day earlier, Hooda had a closed-door meeting with top Congress leaders in New Delhi during which they tried to convince him not to take any hasty decision to quit the party as it had always accorded him the due importance.

While Haryana's main opposition -- the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) -- has seen most of its legislators and leaders joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), infighting continues to dog the Congress.

In the absence of any political direction and agenda, the Congress workers were disillusioned, said a former Congress Minister.

In the October 2014 polls, the BJP improved its 2009 tally of four to 47, followed by the INLD with 19 legislators and the Congress coming third with 15 seats.

Two seats went to the Haryana Janhit Congress (HJC), and one each to the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP). Five Independents were also elected.

  

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  • Bhavya Baliga, Manipal / Sacramento

    Sun, Aug 18 2019

    Not a word from the multi crore corrupt Hooda needed about Article 370!
    UNSC has approved and only Pakistan and One decrepit 'Deshbhakt' are opposing.

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  • Eric Coelho, Mangalore

    Sun, Aug 18 2019

    Removing Art. 370 for the good of Kashmiri people but if it is to promote RSS agenda then not good, if it is promote croni capitalism then not good but if it is a promoting overall benefit to every Kashmiri irrespective they belong to any religion, then it is good.

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  • Desh Bhakth, Mangalore

    Sun, Aug 18 2019

    What development BJP has done in thier entire tenure of past and present except developing thier own bank balances and finding ways to make thier grip stronger by creating more assembly seats which they will be doing now in Kashmir. BJP doesn't have any track record or history in development. BJP is not for development or for people it's only development is promoting RSS ideology by hook or crook and making people blind to chant for them and then loot which they will not say but sugar coat by 'Development' 'Hindutva' 'Indian Culure' words.

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  • Hussain, Kaup

    Sun, Aug 18 2019

    Because of BJP enemy hugging each

    SP-BSP
    Cong-AAP
    CONG-LEFT
    CONG-NAIDU
    CONG-NC
    CONG-TMC
    CONG-ANY ONE

    thats but ggest achievement

    Not????

    Still u shout they devide people

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  • Desh Bhakth, Mangalore

    Sun, Aug 18 2019

    BTW, nobody is talking about division here, Are you feeling guilty???. Don't you see your above listed 7 divisions are because of you as you mentioned as your enemy. Oh, you are blind. Finally you take refuge by Muslim name.

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