Bid to promote regionalism during poll: Vikramaditya

Mandi, November 3

Congress MLA from Shimla (Rural) Vikramaditya Singh said Congress candidate Pratibha Singh’s win from Mandi parliamentary constituency would prove advantageous for the Congress in the Assembly elections in the state due next year.

Addressing a press conference here today, he said being an MP Pratibha Singh would represent the people of the entire Mandi parliamentary constituency without any bias.

“During election campaign, the Chief Minister had tried to promote regionalism by giving the slogan ‘Mandi Hamari or Hamari Rehegi’. We should rise above the regional politics and work together to address the real issues of the common people,” he added.

“In different Assembly constituencies falling under this parliamentary constituency, people are facing different problems. In tribal region, people were opposing setting up of hydel power projects. So, consent of people must be taken if the government is planning to set up power projects in tribal region in near future,” he said. — TNS