The Manohar Lal Khattar government in Haryana defeated the no-confidence motion moved by the Congress in the state assembly today. The ruling BJP-JJP alliance had 55 votes, the opposition scraped up 32 votes.
the government have withdrawn support to the government. The party, though, had made it clear that the exercise was meant to expose MLAs who were not supporting the farmers’ cause amid widespread anger over the Centre’s farm laws. In parts of the State, the farmers have boycotted the elected MLAs who are supporting the Central laws.
The voting took place after nearly six hours of debate, during with Chief Minister ML Khattar claimed that his government has a keen eye on farmers’ welfare and had “never used force” against them. “Force means lathicharge and firing….yes we did dig trenches….used water canon….to stop them from interstate movement,” he said, adding, “Don’t take our patience as our weakness,” he said.
Congress’s former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said Chief Minister Khattar’ s inability to hoist the flag in Panipat on January 26 indicated its unpopularity among people. Mr Khattar’s chopper was not allowed to land by protesting farmers. He also reminded the government that agriculture is a state subject, saying, “The moment I speak of farm laws, they (the government) says it is Central laws”.
