Cong Not the Same, Has Lost its Way: Ex-Haryana CM Bhupinder Hooda

Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda. 

(Photo: IANS)

Former Haryana chief minister and Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda said on Sunday, 18 August, that his party has "lost its way" and that "it is not the same Congress it used to be", while speaking in Rohtak ahead of the Assembly elections in the state scheduled to be held later this year.

Speaking on the effective revocation of Article 370 by the Centre, Hooda said that he supported the decision. "But I want to tell the Haryana government that you will have to give an account of what you did in (the last) five years. Don't hide behind this decision. Our brothers from Haryana are deployed as soldiers in Kashmir, that is why I supported it," he added.

“When the government does something right, I support them. Many of my colleagues opposed the decision to abrogate Article 370, my party has lost its way, it’s not the same Congress it used to be. When it comes to patriotism and self-respect, I’ll not compromise with anyone.”

Bhupinder Singh Hoda, as quoted by ANI

During his address, the former Haryana CM also said that they would bring a law wherein 75 percent of the jobs are reserved for the people of Haryana, if they form the government.