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Hundreds of electricity poles uprooted due to storms and rain, feeders and transformers being repaired on a war footing – Anil Vij
Congress is a fragmented party and is being wiped out from the country, BJP’s victory march continues – Vij
Anil Vij hits back at Rahul Gandhi’s statement: “Mughals and British were foreigners; BJP is a party born of this soil”
Chandigarh, 26 January 2026
Haryana’s Energy Minister Sh. Anil Vij said that efforts are being made to remove 33 kV and 66 kV high-tension electricity lines passing over residential colonies in the state. He said that in addition, electricity poles uprooted and feeders and transformers damaged due to strong winds and rainfall in recent days are being repaired.
Sh. Anil Vij was responding to questions from media persons in Yamunanagar after the Republic Day function. He said that in cases where electricity lines pass over houses, it is examined whether the line was laid first or the house was constructed earlier. If the house was built later, the concerned person has to deposit the estimated cost for shifting the electricity line.
Responding to a question regarding power disruptions caused by recent storms and rain, the Energy Minister said that there has been some damage to electricity infrastructure and it is estimated that at least hundreds of electricity poles were uprooted. All officials and employees of the power department are engaged in restoring these poles. Similarly, a large number of transformers were affected and are also being repaired. In his characteristic style, Sh. Vij said, “I do not allow power supply to stop anywhere, and I personally monitor the situation.”
On the occasion of Republic Day, he said that the entire year is spent waiting for Republic Day as it is a day of national pride and honour. On this day in 1950, India received its Constitution, which is celebrated with great enthusiasm. He said that Indian soldiers protect the country’s borders while working under extremely difficult and adverse conditions. He added that reports are coming in about an accident in which many soldiers have been martyred. He said that the people of the country always hold soldiers in the highest respect, and therefore, the nation bows in salute to them.
Responding to questions about the Congress party, Sh. Anil Vij said that Congress has become a broken and fragmented party and is being wiped out from across the country. He said that after winning in Haryana, Delhi and Bihar, the Bharatiya Janata Party has also won the BMC elections in Maharashtra, and will now win in West Bengal as well. He said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Sh. Narendra Modi, the BJP’s victory march is continuing and will keep moving forward, as Congress continues to lose and will keep losing.
Commenting on Rahul Gandhi’s visit for a training programme, Sh. Vij said that Rahul Gandhi has come here to impart training, but he believes that the Congress leader only has expertise in making the party lose elections and will train others to do the same. He further said that Rahul Gandhi made a highly inappropriate statement which every Indian should condemn. Referring to Rahul Gandhi’s remark that just as the Mughals and the British left, the BJP would also leave, Sh. Vij said that the Mughals and the British were foreigners, whereas the BJP is indigenous. He said that the BJP was born in this very land and carries forward Indian culture and national. He added that it is Congress which has foreign roots, as it was founded in 1885 by a British officer, A.O. Hume. Sh. Vij said that if Rahul Gandhi claims that outsiders left the country, then Congress too will be shown the door, and only the BJP will rule here.
