Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar opens 10 women's colleges today, Baroda gets 2

CHANDIGARH: Ahead of the by-election in Baroda assembly constituency, Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar will on Monday inaugurate two women’s colleges here — one in Bhainswal Kalan village and the other in proper Baroda. The move is also being seen as yet another attempt to make a dent in former CM Bhupinder Hooda and his son Deepender Hooda’s bastion.

These two colleges are among the 10 new government women ’s colleges that Khattar will inaugurate online as gift to the girls of the state on Raksha Bandhan.
Incidentally, there has been a long-pending demand for girls’ colleges in this area, as those keen on studies have travel to Gohana or Sonipat for the purpose.

Although the government as well BJP leaders termed the move a routine affair and denied it has to do anything with the impending Baroda by-election, the Congress leaders alleged the ruling party is indulging in “politics of education”.

“These gimmicks would not work for them. People have already made up their mind. So far as the colleges are concerned, everyone knows the contributions of Congress as well Krishan Moorti Hooda ji, Bhupinder Hooda and Deepender Hooda,’’ said Geeta Bhukkal , former minister and MLA from Jhajjar constituency.

“They have not given colleges to many other constituencies and two to this constituency, which will run in borrowed buildings. So, you can well imagine the intention of the ruling BJP-JJP alliance,” she added.

Meanwhile, higher education department officials confirmed the development and informed that all the arrangements have been made and the colleges would become operational from the current academic session itself.

The other places where colleges will be inaugurated are Chhatar village in Uchana Kalan, Agroha in Hisar, Goriwala in Sirsa, Isserwal in Bhiwani, Morni Hills of Panchkula, Partap Nagar in Yamuanangar, Ladana Chaku village in Kaithal and Firozpur Jhirka of Nuh.

A day prior to the inauguration, Khattar also held online interactions with around 500 women and girls across the state. A group of orphan girls also called on Khattar at his Chandigarh residence to tie the sacred thread on the eve of Raksha Bandhan.