Bhardwaj, Parmar lead rally against Congress govt’s ‘misrule’ in state

The BJP staged a protest against the two years of alleged ‘misrule’ of Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu-led Congress government here today. Led by Kangra MP Rajeev Bhardwaj and former Speaker Vipin Parmar, the BJP’s rally passed through Chamba town and culminated at the Chamba Chowgan.

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A large number of BJP leaders and workers participated in the rally and raised slogans against the Congress government, accusing it of being a complete failure on all fronts.

Bhardwaj and Parmar, while addressing the gathering, launched a scathing attack on the government.

Bhardwaj criticised the Congress government for allegedly making “false promises and misleading people” to gain power. He described the two-year tenure of the Congress government as disappointing on account of deteriorating law and order, rising inflation, increasing unemployment and a collapsing economy. “What exactly is the Congress celebrating?” he questioned.

Parmar accused the Congress of failing to deliver on its election promises such as providing five lakh government jobs, a monthly pension of Rs 1,500 to women, Rs 100 per litre to farmers for milk, free electricity up to 300 units and buying cow dung for Rs 2 per kilogram. He alleged that the government had burdened the public with higher water, electricity and sewerage bills.

He claimed that the Congress government had taken away the existing benefits, shut educational and health institutions and several offices that were made operational during the previous BJP government. Parmar said, “People are disillusioned with the Congress government and its misgovernance.”

BJP MLAs Janak Raj (Bharmour) and DS Thakur (Dalhousie) also addressed the gathering. The BJP leaders said that in the coming days, they would continue with their statewide protest to expose the Congress government’s shortcomings and unfulfilled promises during its two years in power.