Bhupendra Hooda's big attack on BJP regarding Robert Vadra

Haryana Election 2024: Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupendra Singh Hooda strongly countered the serious allegations of the BJP and said that if the BJP proves that even an inch of government land was given to Robert Vadra during the Congress rule, he will retire from politics. This statement came at a time when the BJP accused the Congress that during its rule, the lands of Haryana farmers were given to the "sons-in-law" of party leaders at cheap prices. The focus of this allegation was Robert Vadra, husband of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi, whom the BJP targeted.

'BJP spreading false rumours about Robert Vadra': Hooda hits back

Speaking to reporters in Karnal, Bhupinder Singh Hooda said, "I challenge the BJP to produce concrete evidence in this matter." He said the BJP was deliberately spreading false rumours about Robert Vadra. "The Congress did not give even an inch of government land to Vadra," Hooda said. He openly challenged the BJP that if they could produce proof of any government land given to Vadra, he would quit politics.

BJP's allegation and election issue

The BJP came to power on its own in Haryana for the first time in 2014, and targeted the Congress by making alleged irregularities in land deals an election issue. The BJP had made serious allegations about these land deals during the previous government of Bhupendra Singh Hooda, particularly accusing Vadra of benefiting him. The BJP has again attacked the Congress by making it a major issue for the upcoming assembly elections of 2024.

Robert Vadra's counterattack and challenge to PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a recent election speech in Haryana, had targeted the Congress regime, saying that "dalal and son-in-law used to speak loudly during the rule of the Congress." This statement was a direct attack on Robert Vadra and Bhupendra Hooda. Robert Vadra also hit back and challenged Prime Minister Modi. Vadra said, "If the Prime Minister can prove that I have any land in Haryana or that I have done anything wrong, then he should bring it before the public. But they cannot prove anything because I have done nothing wrong.”

Vadra further said that the Prime Minister constantly takes his name in his speeches but despite all the agencies and investigations during the 10 years of BJP rule, nothing concrete has been proved. “I challenge them to prove if there is anything,” Vadra said.

BJP's election strategy

For the BJP, targeting Vadra and Hooda in the Haryana assembly elections is an important part of their election strategy. Land deals during the previous Hooda government and campaigning in the name of Robert Vadra has been an old but effective issue for the BJP. The party had raised the same issue in the 2014 and 2019 assembly elections, and is now promoting it vigorously for the 2024 elections as well.

These clear statements by Bhupendra Hooda and Robert Vadra are challenging the BJP's strategy, but it will be important for the BJP to see how much impact these allegations have on the public. In the upcoming elections, the allegations and counter-allegations and counter-statements of both the parties will continue to heat up the politics of Haryana.