Rohtak, April 15 -- Hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the previous Haryana governments of providing jobs either for money or on recommendations from leaders, former state chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda hit back, saying instead of making such taunts, the Prime Minister should throw light how his government Haryana "pushed the state from the number one rank into the abyss". "What steps his government in Haryana is taking to fill lakhs of vacant posts?" Hooda asked.

Interacting with mediapersons in Jind after paying tribute to BR Ambedkar, Hooda said the state government should address the issues, like "increasing" unemployment, "deteriorating" law and order situation and "falling" level of development.

The former chie...