Chandigarh, Aug. 4 -- Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Tuesday alleged that Congress has pursued vote-bank politics and used the poor, backward classes and Scheduled Castes for political gains.

Referring to former Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, he said a leader who had stood firmly with the Punjab Congress during difficult times was now being sidelined by his own party. In a way, the Congress has insulted Dalits and other deprived sections of society, he alleged.

The Chief Minister was interacting with mediapersons at Haryana Niwas.

Responding to a question on the NEET paper leak case, Saini said the Union Government had taken decisive action, "while the Congress and the INDIA alliance had consistently sought ...