INLD Rania MLA Arjun Chautala on Tuesday launched an attack on the BJP government over rising fuel prices, inflation and power cuts, while also warning that he would move the Haryana Assembly’s Privileges Committee against the Rohtak DC and SP over a controversy during a party protest on Monday.
Leading a demonstration in Sirsa, along with Dabwali MLA Aditya Devi Lal and district president Jasbir Jassa, he said price hike was affecting common people.
Addressing workers after a protest march to the Mini Secretariat, he said the government was justifying fuel price hikes in the name of national interest, but ordinary citizens were paying the price. “The burden falls on the common man. The government first withdraws subsidies and then raises fuel prices,” he said, alleging that policy decisions were favouring large corporate interests.
The protest saw hundreds of workers marching to the Mini Secretariat, where a memorandum addressed to the President was submitted. Referring to the recent confrontation between him and senior officers in Rohtak, he said the situation in Sirsa remained peaceful because local officials fulfilled their responsibilities and accepted the memorandum.
“When public representatives and officers perform their duties, there is no conflict. Both are public servants,” he said. He, however, intensified his attack on the Rohtak administration, saying the issue would be raised before the Assembly’s Privileges Committee. He demanded action against the Rohtak DC and SP, alleging that they had failed to follow protocol while dealing with elected representatives. He also questioned the support extended to the officers by the IPS Association, saying officials should be sensitised about protocol and accountability.
