Hooda says Hry budget reflection of 'failure' of economy under BJP rule, demands white paper

Alleging that the Haryana budget was a reflection of the overall failure of the economy under the BJP rule, former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Thursday demanded a white paper on the state of economy.

He accused the M L Khattar-led BJP government of leading the state to bankruptcy.

"The budget is a reflection of the overall failure of the economy under the BJP government... Allocations on important segment of economy have been reduced and mismanagement of finances is clearly evident... the government must issue a white paper on state of economy," Hooda told a news conference here.

Senior Congress leaders from the state -- including Karan Singh Dalal, Raghubir Singh Kadian and Geeta Bhukkal, all of whom are MLAs -- were also present at the conference.

Hooda said the total outstanding debt of the state, projected in the budget presented by Finance Minister Abhimanyu earlier this week, was nearly Rs 1.79 lakh crore, which has gone up from under Rs 70,000 crore when Congress ...