New Delhi: Confident of coming to power for the third time, Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has refuted allegations of providing any favours to Congress President Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra in his land deals.
Hooda said that this "Vadra issue" cannot stop his government from storming to power for the third consecutive time in Haryana. "There is no issue that is why they are raising this. There is no issue. What is the issue," he said about the allegations levelled by the opposition parties.
Speaking to CNN-IBN in an exclusive interview, Hooda said, "What government has shown favour to anybody? Where is it? I don't know they have accused that we have allotted land. I am saying on the record that not an inch has been allotted to anybody. Any builder in Haryana after my government came into power. I acquired for none."
Talking of the recent High Court ruling rejecting a plea for CBI probe into Vadra's land dealings, Hooda said, "No land has been allotted and everything. No favour has been shown. It is not me only me, even the High Court has decided against the PIL. They went up to the SC, there is no issue."
Even a senior leaders like Birendra Singh left the party to join the BJP just ahead of Assembly elections, yet that has not dampened Hooda's spirits. He instead said, "No, I am not upset because of who have left the party. Who are those people? Either they have been defeated in Assembly or Lok Sabha elections or they have lost all political ground."
Hooda, who has been facing flak from many of his party leaders in Haryana over his 'autocratic' style of leadership indicated that he was not yet ready to make way for youngsters as he said that he was not tired and was raring to go for a third term as the CM.