Panchkula, Sept. 23 -- Haryana Energy, Transport and Labour Minister Anil Vij on Wednesday launched a sharp counterattack on Congress leaders Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Randeep Singh Surjewala, rejecting their criticism of the state's law-and-order situation and asserting that the BJP has sufficient political strength to stand on its own.

Responding to former Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda's allegation that law and order has collapsed in Haryana, Vij said maintaining law and order remained the government's top priority.

Vij alleged that certain elements who had flourished during previous Congress governments are now facing action and claimed that their "shop" had been shut down, which was why they were reacti...