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The Haryana Assembly connected Tuesday (March 17, 2026) saw uproar by the absorption members of the Congress, who questioned the process of the Rajya Sabha elections, alleging that the canvass workout amounted to the “suppression of democracy.”
The Congress MLAs and the ruling members of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) were embroiled successful a crisp speech of words surrounding the elections for 2 Rajya Sabha seats, which saw ‘cross-voting’ by Congress MLAs and method disqualification.
After the question hour, Congress MLA Raghuvir Singh Kadian and person of the Opposition, Congress party’s Bhupinder Singh Hooda raised the issue, alleging that ideology was murdered and the dignity of Rajya Sabha polls has taken a hit.
Congress MLAs raised slogans of “vote chor, gaddi chhod” and stormed the good of the House. The BJP MLAs held up 9 fingers, successful a pointed notation to the 9 votes Congress mislaid by cross-voting and those declared invalid. As the chaos continued, the Speaker, Harvinder Kalyan briefer adjourned the House. The Congress members again created a ruckus aft lunch, pursuing which the Speaker named their 8 MLAs. The Congress MLAs past staged a walkout.
Taking a excavation astatine the Congress, Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, said the BJP had successfully ensured the predetermination of its campaigner Sanjay Bhatia, to the Rajya Sabha. “In a democracy, each idiosyncratic has the close to contention elections, and supporting an Independent campaigner is good wrong antiauthoritarian norms. If the absorption had objections, they were escaped to tract their ain candidate. Why didn’t they?” helium quipped, adding that the Independent campaigner had approached them for support, which they extended. Reacting sharply to the remarks made by Mr. Kadian, who termed the predetermination process questionable and alleged ‘vote theft’, Mr. Saini said, “such claims are wholly baseless and unfortunate.””
After the midnight governmental play connected Monday, the BJP’s Sanjay Bhatia and Congress party’s Karamvir Boudh were elected to the Rajya Sabha, pursuing allegations of usurpation of ballot secrecy by some sides. What looked similar an casual triumph for Congress’s Boudh turned into a nail-biting finish, arsenic 5 enactment MLAs cross-voted for autarkic Satish Nandal portion 4 Congress ballots were declared invalid during counting. Officials said 5 votes were declared invalid – 4 of the Congress and 1 of the BJP. The 2 MLAs of the Indian National Lok Dal did not vote.
Talking to media persons, Mr. Bhupinder Hooda said alleged “The BJP has vindicated the allegations leveled by our leader, Rahul Gandhi by misusing its powerfulness and authorization successful this election. The information that the BJP fielded a 2nd candidate, the party’s Vice President, contempt lacking the requisite numerical strength, demonstrates that this enactment holds nary religion successful ideology oregon the nationalist mandate. It seeks to unafraid triumph solely done manipulative tactics.”
Mr. Hooda added “The names of the 5 Congress MLAs who engaged successful cross-voting person been forwarded to the High Command. These individuals should voluntarily resign from their posts arsenic MLAs, otherwise, the enactment volition initiate disciplinary enactment against them.”
Haryana Congress president Rao Narendra Singh said “The BJP did not privation a idiosyncratic from an ordinary, poor, and Dalit household to scope the Rajya Sabha. All kinds of governmental tactics were employed to halt the Congress candidate, but ultimately, the BJP failed successful its designs.”
In New Delhi, Congress MP from Rohtak Deepender Hooda held a property league with Congress’s SC Department caput Rajendra Pal Gautam, who alleged “The BJP tried to execution democracy, but Congress workers ensured triumph for Karamvir Boudh Ji, who works for societal justice.”
