Congress, AAP compromised with future of youth: Haryana CM

Chandigarh, July 28 (AHN) Haryana Chief Minister, Nayab Singh Saini, on Tuesday accused the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) of compromising with the future of the youth.

He also said that the government of India has treated the issue of paper leaks with utmost seriousness.

“Prime Minister Narendra Modi not only enacted a law in 2024 to curb paper leaks but is now working to make it even more stringent so that such incidents can be effectively prevented in the future,” he told the media here.

The Chief Minister said the Opposition has no agenda except opposing PM Modi and the BJP. He said just two days ago, AAP leader Manish Sisodia had confidently stated at a press conference that if any paper leak occurred in Punjab, their Education Minister would resign.

“Today, when pharmacy examination papers have been leaked in Punjab and students are protesting, Manish Sisodia and Arvind Kejriwal remain silent, sitting comfortably in their air-conditioned rooms,” CM Saini said.

He alleged that during the Congress regime, the youth were deprived of fair employment opportunities through the “kharchi-parchi” system, and paper leaks were rampant.

He recalled that while former Prime Minister late Rajiv Gandhi had discussed the issue in the Lok Sabha in 1986, no concrete law was enacted to address it.

The Chief Minister further said that when the people of Punjab became disillusioned with the Congress, Kejriwal won their trust by promising honest governance and formed the government.

However, the alleged irregularities in the recruitment of Excise Inspectors in Punjab are well-known, yet the state government has taken no action, he said.

CM Saini challenged Kejriwal to release a White Paper, alongside the Punjab Chief Minister, detailing how many underprivileged children in Delhi and Punjab have been helped to become doctors, engineers or Indian Administrative Service officers under their government.

In contrast, he said, the Haryana government over the past 11 years has enabled students from government schools to fulfil their dreams through 'Mission Buniyad' and 'Mission 100', helping them qualify for IITs, IIMs, NITs and NEET.

Replying to another question, the Chief Minister said PM Modi had appealed to citizens to reduce diesel consumption by 20 per cent. In line with this vision, the Haryana government has introduced several measures to promote Electric Vehicles (EVs).

These include 100 per cent tax exemption on the purchase of EVs costing up to Rs 30 lakh and 50 per cent tax exemption on EVs priced above Rs 30 lakh.

He added the state is also developing charging infrastructure by establishing charging stations across Haryana.