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Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Wednesday announced that stamp duty would no longer be charged on houses allotted under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), Mukhyamantri Shahri Awas Yojana, Mukhyamantri Gramin Awas Yojana, and on small residential plots up to 100 yards.

 

Making the announcement in the Assembly, CM Saini said beneficiaries of these housing schemes and owners of small plots would now be fully exempted from paying stamp duty.

 

This comes a day after the Chief Minister defended his government’s record on law and order during the ongoing Assembly session. He said the rule of law was firmly in place in Haryana and warned that no criminal, however powerful, would be spared.

 

Saini accused the Opposition of misleading the public with selective claims and of deliberately trying the patience of the Speaker. He said crime had shown a consistent decline under the BJP government.

 

He reminded the House that his government adopted a policy of “zero tolerance” against crime in its very first cabinet meeting on October 18, 2024. At that time, he said, criminals were warned that they must either reform themselves or be forced to reform by the state.

 

“The law reigns supreme in Haryana, not the prisoners,” Saini said. He added that the registration of FIRs, which was often blocked during the Congress rule, has now become a transparent process. This, he claimed, has restored public trust in the police.

 

Citing statistics, Saini said major crimes had steadily declined during the BJP’s 10 years in power compared to the Congress’s decade-long rule. He pointed out that cases of rape rose from 386 in 2004 to 1,174 in 2014 under the Congress.

 

The Chief Minister also referred to Haryana’s earlier image of being infamous for female foeticide. He said the launch of the “Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao” campaign by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Panipat on January 22, 2015, had improved the sex ratio from 871 to 910 girls per 1,000 boys. “The stigma of female foeticide has been wiped out under our government,” Saini declared.