Vinod Bhayana, BJP MLA from the Hansi Assembly constituency, faced strong criticism from residents of Chainat village when he arrived at a dharna that has been continuing for the past ten days over the demand for potable water supply in the village.
As the MLA reached the protest site and sat with the villagers to hear their grievances, a young man, Anoop Kumar, took the stage and began listing what he described as unfulfilled promises made by the MLA.
He accused Bhayana of failing to deliver on commitments and read out 12 alleged assurances that he said had not been met, calling them “lies”.
Bhayana, meanwhile, listened without interruption throughout the speech. A video of the incident has since circulated widely on social media.
The villagers have been staging the dharna over delays in the Bhakra canal project, a Rs 68-crore scheme intended to bring canal water to the area.
They said the proposal should also include a direct drinking water connection for the village waterworks, but alleged that the state government has not approved this linkage.
Upon the MLA’s arrival, residents expressed anger over what they described as repeated failures on multiple fronts.
They reiterated election promises point by point, labeling them from “lie number one” to “lie number twelve,” and warned that they would support him only if the village received a reliable water supply, they would oppose him in future elections.
Later, Bhayana said the issue did not fall directly under his jurisdiction but assured villagers that he would take up the matter with the government.
The protesters also alleged that no development funds had been released to Chainat village from the MLA quota over the past two years, despite several proposals submitted by the village sarpanch. They further claimed that a 2023 promise to provide funds within 15 days for the village phirni road and cremation ground had not been fulfilled even after nine months.
Residents also raised concerns about waterlogging during last year’s monsoon, demanding construction of open drains and permanent flood-prevention structures. They added that farmers whose crops were damaged by waterlogging had not received compensation so far.
