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CHANDIGARH: Former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Tuesday reached out to voters in south Haryana, promising to transform it into a "development hub" if the Congress came to power in 2019.Hooda's said this at a gathering organized on the third day of the fifth phase of his 'Jankranti Yatra' in Mahendergarh district. "We would once again free farmers off their debts and implement recommendations of the Swaminathan Commission," he said. The love and affection you have showered upon me during 'Jankranti Yatra' is something I will not forget in my lifetime," Hooda said.Taking a dig at INLD and ruling BJP, Hooda said it was the Congress government which had put the economy of Haryana back on track. "Your support helped us form the government in 2005 and 2009. He said people of the region had always supported him, while parties like BJP and INLD had always extended step-motherly treatment to the region and had not fulfilled the hopes and aspirations of the people of the area..