Just days ahead of the BJP forming the government in Haryana for the third time, outgoing Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said on Friday 25,000 appointments would be made before the oath-taking ceremony next week.
The outgoing Chief Minister also took a jibe at the main Opposition, saying the Congress never rose above corruption and dynastic politics.
"In the past, they had won power by deceiving people in several states, including Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, and others. The Congress has lost its credibility," Saini, who in all probability will take the oath of office as the Chief Minister at a ceremony in Panchkula on October 15, told the media.
Congratulating the people and party workers on the formation of the BJP government for the third time, Saini showed gratitude to the public and announced that along with a pre-poll promise, results of examinations for 25,000 posts would be declared soon even before the oath-taking ceremony.
On his visit to grain markets in the Kurukshetra district, he assured the farmers that every single grain would be procured. He even ensured timely payments of the procurement. He further quoted that the government is committed to the interest of farmers.
All basic facilities have been provided in the markets so that farmers face no difficulties in selling their crops. In addition to this, proper lifting of paddy in due time from the markets will also be ensured, said Saini.
Kurukshetra: Chief minister on Wednesday visited grain markets of Pipli, Ladwa and Babain in Kurukshetra district.
The visit also included the checking of moisture content of paddy with a moisture meter. He inquired about the process of paddy procurement by holding engagements with farmers, arhtiyas, and representatives of farmer unions.
Chief Minister said the farmers are free to sell their crops at any market. He further directed officers concerned that the farmers should not face any problem in the markets.
BJP leader Saini is likely to take oath as the Chief Minister of Haryana in Panchkula's parade ground on October 15 with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, several Union Ministers, Chief Ministers of BJP-ruled states and party's top functionaries likely to attend the ceremony.
A 10-member committee headed by the Panchkula District Commissioner has been set up by the Chief Secretary to make preparations for the oath-taking ceremony.
Saini had met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other senior BJP leaders in Delhi on Wednesday after scoring a spectacular hat-trick in Haryana by winning 48 seats, 11 more than the Congress.
Caretaker Chief Minister Saini, under whose leadership the party fought the high-octane electoral battle and overcame a 10-year anti-incumbency, may be retained as the CM, party leaders believe.
The BJP won a landslide majority by winning 48 seats in a House of 90. Congress was the second largest party with 37 seats, INLD got only two. Independent candidates who got three seats, extended unconditional support to BJP, whereas Dushyant Chautala's Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) and Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) drew a blank.
The BJP Legislature Party is likely to meet a day ahead of the oath-taking ceremony in Chandigarh to elect its leader, who will be the state's new Chief Minister, most probably Saini, 54, a non-Jat but Other Backward Classes (OBC) leader. Saini had replaced BJP veteran Manohar Lal Khattar as the Chief Minister in March, just two months before the Lok Sabha elections.
Caretaker Chief Minister Saini won the Ladwa Assembly seat by a margin of 16,054 votes over his nearest rival and Congress candidate Mewa Singh.
Only Mahipal Dhanda and Mool Chand Sharma of the outgoing Saini cabinet managed to get victory. These two had represented Panipat Rural and Ballabhgarh respectively.
As in the case of the senior-most among them, seven-time lawmaker Anil Vij, who is said to be a part of the front-runners for a berth in the Cabinet along with other such as six-time MLA Krishan Lal Panwar from Israna and two-time MLA Krishan Bedi from Narwana, said to be loyalists of former Chief Minister Khattar.
The first-time women prospective Cabinet Ministers are Ateli's Arti Rao, who happens to be the daughter of Union Minister Rao Inderjit Singh, and Tosham's Shruti Chaudhry, daughter of Rajya Sabha member Kiran Chaudhry. Arti happens to be an OBC, while Shruti represents the Jat community.
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