Chandigarh, April 27 -- Amid the Congress boycotting a special session called by the Haryana government to pass a resolution related to the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, Leader of Opposition in the Haryana Assembly and Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda termed the proceedings as an exercise in "false propaganda".

Speaking on the issue, Hooda said the Assembly should be used for matters of public interest and not for political messaging.

"The Assembly is not for using false propaganda. It is for public interest," he told ANI.

Hooda also referred to the long history of the women's reservation bill and questioned the timing and intent behind the government's move.

"When I was an MP in 1996, this women's reservation bill was introduced...