Opposition did not raise any issue of public interest: Prof Sampat

by Haryananewswire (Balbir)

CHANDIGARH, SEPT 4

Senior Congress Leader Prof. Sampat Singh today said that 90 per cent of the farmers have already taken compensation in lieu of their land acquired to set up a nuclear power plant in district Fatehabad.

                    Prof. Sampat Singh was addressing a press conference here today. He said that about 1500 acres of land had been acquired for this project and farmers had sofar  taken compensation for about 1360 acres of land. The opposition is trying to mislead the farmers which resulted in late disbursement of compensation.

          He said that the opposition did not raise any issue of public interest during recent monsoon session of Haryana Vidhan Sabha. He said that far the last few days, the members of the opposition had been using foul language against the ministers and MLAs of ruling party which reflected their indecent and irresponsible behavior. While referring to the INLD, BJP and HJC (BL), he said that the leaders of these parties were trying to make false allegations against ministers and MLAs of Congress Party, on the contrary, it is a matter  of fact that neither any minister nor any MLA of Congress is has tainted image. Also,  they had  not been charged in any case of corruption. All this was propaganda of opposition, he added.

          Prof. Sampat said that opposition had no issue, therefore, they were trying to make false allegations. Taking a dig on INLD, he said that corruption cases were pending against their three top leaders and Central Bureau of Investigation had filed chargesheet against them for misappropriation of assets. First they have to see themselves and then raise fingers against others.

          In reply to a query, he said that the issue of former Minister of State for Home Gopal Kanda was sensitive and reality would  come out after enquiry. The matter is subjudiced thus this issue should not be discussed in the Vidhan Sabha. Criticizing the government and Chief Minister on this issue was not correct, he added. If Haryana Government had any clue about the whereabouts of Kanda before his arrest, the government would have certainly helped the Delhi police. On being asked to comment on this issue raised by opposition leaders that before his arrest Kanda was in Haryana, he said that the opposition had old relations with Kanda, therefore, they must be knowing his whereabouts.

          On the allegations leveled by opposition that there were defectors in Congress Party, he made it clear that there is no such thing in the Congress party. Five MLAs of a party had merged their party in Congress. Apart from independents, Congress has 46 MLAs and the government is in full majority. He said that Mr. Bhajan Lal remained an all time big defector followed by Mr. Om Parkash Chautala, who pulled down the government of Ch. Bansi Lal in year 1999.

          Prof. Sampat said that opposition leader Mr. Om Parkash Chautala had not even raised a single question in the monsoon session whereas opposition had an important role in democracy. Mr. Chautala used to speak in Vidhan Sabha as if addressing a public meeting which is indecent, he added.