In 2014, people showed faith in us.
What are the issues on which you are asking for votes in Haryana?
And we have delivered. The issue of nationalism was created by the opposition. The opposition raised doubts about armed forces operations, which people started taking seriously. So, we had no option but to clarify to the people. You cannot ignore nationalism, as it is actually a fundamental character of the people of India. Thousands of soldiers have laid down their lives for the country, and Haryana is a land of soldiers. Here, at least one person from a family is in the armed forces.
The state government has been accused of mishandling the Jat agitation in 2016.
The opposition is using the tactics of ‘off ence as the best defence’. It is the Congress that had fuelled the agitation. Evidence of the direct role of several senior Congress leaders has surfaced. The opposition is only trying to create an atmosphere of communal divide to gain votes.
Haryana politics is dominated by Jats. As the fi rst chief minister from the Punjabi community, did you face any challenge in running the government?
First of all, I do not connect myself to a particular community. I am a Haryanvi fi rst. Punjabi is an identity. It is not a community or caste. Those linked to Punjab are known as Punjabis. Haryana was part of Punjab before the bifurcation in November 1966. Since then, those belonging to this side started calling themselves Haryanvi. I have been telling the people that they should correlate themselves with the state. Like a Gujarati in Gujarat, Haryanvi in Haryana.
The BJP’s policy is not to give loan waivers to farmers in Haryana. Will it aff ect the party politically?
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