Hooda Pledges One Lakh Jobs Within a Year if Congress Wins Haryana Elections

Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda has pledged one lakh jobs within a year if the party wins the Haryana assembly elections on October 1. Hooda also highlighted various other promises, including a Rs 6,000 monthly pension for the elderly and subsidized cooking gas cylinders. The party's manifesto is expected to feature a detailed roadmap for governance.

Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Friday promised one lakh jobs within a year if the party formed the government in Haryana, where assembly elections will take place on October 1.

The leader of opposition in the Haryana Assembly also stated that the party's manifesto would provide a comprehensive roadmap for the government’s work over the next five years.

'Soon, the party's manifesto will be released and it will have a complete roadmap of the work of the government for five years,' Hooda said after the Election Commission announced the schedule for the elections.

Polling will be held in a single phase on October 1, with votes counted on October 4.

Hooda, a former Haryana chief minister, asserted that state residents were determined to replace the BJP with a Congress government.

'As soon as the Congress forms the government, one lakh permanent recruitments will be done within a year. The jobs will be given on the basis of merit,' Hooda said.

Hooda reiterated some of the Congress' poll promises, including Rs 6,000 monthly pension for the elderly, restoration of the Old Pension Scheme for government employees, Rs 500 cooking gas cylinders, and up to 300 units of free electricity.

'The Congress will implement its announcements with full commitment and free Haryana from unemployment, corruption, crime, and drug addiction,' he declared.

Hooda claimed that Haryana witnessed all-round development during the Congress regime but lagged behind on various development parameters under the BJP rule.