Hisar:Â Union Minister Sushma Swaraj asked the people of Haryana on Sunday to vote “without fear” and bring the BJP to power to shut the door on those who had let loose a reign of terror in the state earlier.
Seeking votes for Professor Chattarpal from Hisar, who recently joined the BJP, Swaraj made a veiled attack at the Indian National Lok Dal or INLD.
She also hit out at the Congress over alleged land scams and lopsided development and said that if the BJP, which is contesting the polls independently for the first time in the state, is voted to power, it will undertake all-round progress.
Notably, besides the BJP, the main opposition -INLD, which has been out of power in the state for a decade now, is seeking to wrest the power from ruling Congress.
INLD President and former Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala had been actively campaigning in Haryana over the past fortnight. He however surrendered at Tihar jail in Delhi on Sunday after the Delhi High Court canceled his bail for misusing it by campaigning for assembly polls in the state.
“There is no need to fear anyone. Vote without fear…,” Ms Swaraj said. “When you shut the door on such people, who have looted Haryana, they will not find a place to hide…realise your dreams by forming the BJP government.”
The BJP leader, whose younger sister Vandana Sharma is also in the fray in Haryana polls, said the BJP will provide a “clean, transparent and good governance” in the state. She urged the electorate to make a choice between alleged Congress misrule or the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to get rid of corruption.
Ms Swaraj also said that the Prime Minister has many development plans for Haryana because he has an attachment with the state. Mr Modi has emerged as a ray of hope for the disillusioned youth, farmers and women of the country a year ago and people had reposed faith in his leadership, she said.
The Prime Minister has given a major representation to Haryana in the ministry with four ministers from the state, she pointed out.
Ms Swaraj touched upon the developmental initiatives undertaken by the Centre. She further said that the BJP in its election manifesto for Haryana had promised that it will work for betterment of various sections of the society.