Congress MP Deepender Hooda on Tuesday (August 4) questioned the decision to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games in Gujarat, demanding that Haryana be made the host or co-host state for the event. In a post on X, Hooda wrote, "Haryana gets medals, but why does Gujarat get the Games?"

"Today, along with fellow Haryana MPs Jai Parkash JP, Varun Mullana, Satpal Brahmachari, and Karmbir Bauddh, I staged a protest in the Parliament complex demanding that Haryana be made the host or co-host state for the 2030 Commonwealth Games," he said.

"We are happy that India is getting a chance to host the Commonwealth Games. Now I urge the government to choose Haryana as the state where those games are to be hosted. Over the last 15-20 years, Haryana is the state which has brought home over 50 per cent of India's medals in major competitions. If lakhs of crores of funds are going to be spent on developing sports infrastructure in a particular part of our country, it should be Haryana. Because Haryana's players have proven it," he said.

He also said that the central government should follow 'Raj Dharma', where every state is viewed as equal, alleging that they were following 'Rajya Dharma' by bringing all the major facilities and projects to Gujarat. "India should be the number one country in the Commonwealth Games 2030. I think in the interest of the nation, Haryana should be considered, if not the host, at least co-host. There is a thing called Raj Dharm: that every state is equal. The government should follow that. They are following Rajya Dharm," he said.