Chandigarh, Feb. 25 -- Kaithal's Congress MLA Aditya Surjewala on Wednesday accused the BJP-led Haryana government of "betraying the poor" by cancelling over 12 lakh BPL/AAY ration cards after the 2024 Assembly elections.

Speaking during the Budget Session of the Haryana Assembly, Surjewala alleged that the BJP first added lakhs of beneficiaries ahead of the polls and later removed them from the system. He questioned whether poverty in the state had reduced by 24 per cent in 10 months or whether poor families had been excluded from the system.

Citing official data presented in the Assembly, he said the total number of BPL/AAY ration cards in Haryana stood at 44,99,450 in January 2024, which increased to 51,86,161 by December 2024 and pe...