‘Betrayed’, Kanda pulls out of Hooda govt

Kanda, while talking to reporters, also alleged that the government was tapping phones of all the ministers and the Chief Minister did not take any action over the issue. The Haryana Home Department, however, dismissed the charge, saying no attempt has been made to tap his phone or of other ministers in the State. An official spokesman said that phone tapping is carried out only in the cases where any person is found to be involved in any heinous crime or there is any threat to law and order situation.\

Kanda had supported the Hooda Government when it fell short of majority (46 seats) in the 2009 elections. He was known for his proximity to the Chief Minister. But, Kanda had to quit after his name cropped up in the suicide case and his subsequent arrest.

Kanda, recently released on bail, also announced to form his own Haryana Lokhit Party in Gurgaon on May 2.

Kanda alleged that Hooda did not support him in the suicide case. “Had he wanted then he would have helped me to get he suicide note investigated by the Delhi police. At present, no minister has any powers and all powers are centralised in the hands of one person.”

Two Haryana MLAs Venod Sharma and Dharambir have already quit the Congress, but there is no immediate threat to the Hooda Government as its enjoys support of the remaining six Independents besides its own 43 legislators.