Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini has mounted a strong political offensive against the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party, asserting that while the Congress ruled India for 55 years without delivering transformative change, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reshaped the nation’s global standing in just 11 years. Speaking at a media interaction at Haryana Bhawan in New Delhi, Saini positioned the BJP’s governance model as decisive, development-oriented, and rooted in public service—clearly setting the tone for the upcoming Haryana Assembly elections.
Drawing a sharp contrast between past and present, the Chief Minister said that decades of Congress rule pushed the country into a spiral of corruption and policy paralysis. According to him, India’s development potential was consistently undermined during those years, while systemic corruption became the defining feature of governance. In contrast, he argued, the Modi-led government has delivered visible outcomes, strengthened India’s international credibility, and brought governance closer to the people through transparency and accountability.
Saini also took a swipe at the Congress for what he described as its inability to function as a responsible opposition. He said the party should learn from the political life of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who demonstrated how opposition politics can be principled, constructive, and nation-first. Without naming specific incidents, he suggested that the Congress today is more focused on disruption than direction, offering criticism without credible alternatives.
Turning his attention to the Aam Aadmi Party, the Haryana Chief Minister dismissed allegations made by an AAP MLA , calling them baseless and fabricated. He accused the party of attempting to deflect attention from its own failures by resorting to false narratives. Saini said AAP first misled the people of Delhi with lofty promises and later repeated the same pattern in Punjab, where, according to him, public disappointment is now evident.
He described the Congress as having “betrayed” the people, while branding the Aam Aadmi Party’s actions as a “greater deception.” Referring to Punjab, Saini said the law and order situation has deteriorated, farmers are distressed, and governance has failed to live up to public expectations. He cited the example of contradictory compensation promises made to farmers during flood situations, alleging that farmers were told one figure in Punjab and another elsewhere, exposing what he called AAP’s opportunistic politics.
The Chief Minister maintained that AAP’s leadership is engaging in pressure politics in Punjab rather than fulfilling the commitments made to voters. He stressed that public trust cannot be sustained through announcements alone, but through consistent delivery on the ground—an implicit message aimed at voters in Haryana as the state moves closer to elections.
Responding to a question about Punjab, Saini adopted a conciliatory tone, calling Punjab “our home” and emphasizing shared cultural and spiritual bonds. He said Haryana is blessed by the legacy of the Sikh Gurus, whose footsteps sanctified both Punjab and Haryana, underscoring a message of regional unity rather than political confrontation.
On governance and institutional reform, Saini welcomed the inauguration of the Prime Minister’s Office’s new facility, “Seva Teerth,” describing it as symbolic of the Modi government’s philosophy of service-driven administration. He remarked that earlier governments focused primarily on exercising power, whereas the present leadership prioritizes service to citizens.
Addressing questions related to upcoming municipal and Assembly elections in Haryana, the Chief Minister expressed confidence, stating that the BJP is fully prepared and enjoys the blessings and support of the people. His remarks, delivered with clear electoral undertones, reflected the BJP’s broader strategy to frame the coming elections as a choice between what it calls decisive governance and the “failures” of opposition parties.
As Haryana heads toward a crucial electoral phase, Saini’s statements reinforce the BJP’s core campaign narrative—development versus decades of misgovernance, delivery versus promises, and leadership versus political confusion. The coming months are likely to see this war of words intensify, with Haryana emerging as a key battleground in the national political landscape.
