BJP leader blames Saizal, Daisy for Parwanoo MC election defeat

Tribune News Service

Solan, January 15

Former vice-president of BJP’s SC Morcha Harmail Dhiman today blamed Dr Rajiv Saizal, local MLA and Health and Family Welfare Minister, and Daisy Thakur, chairperson of the State Women’s Commission, for the humiliating defeat in the Parwanoo Municipal Committee elections. The BJP could win only three of the nine seats in Parwanoo, as the two leaders fielded ‘weak candidates’.

Dhiman alleged that ticket was given to candidates who were not even members of the party. He added that the information about the victory of the BJP-supported candidates was received after several hours at the counting centre, casting doubts over the process and leaving the party functionaries embarrassed.

Dhiman, while addressing mediapersons here, said, “Dr Rajiv Saizal, local MLA and Health and Family Welfare Minister, and Daisy Thakur, chairperson of the State Women’s Commission, are responsible for the defeat of the party, as they gave ticket to weak candidates. I demand that they should resign from their posts and own responsibility for the poll defeat”.

Dhiman alleged that old party functionaries were annoyed with the local leaders, who were giving prominence to those who had newly joined the party from other parties.

He rued that the BJP gave ticket to eight women while there were three general seats. Another BJP leader, who had won the elections twice earlier, was denied ticket and she won as an Independent candidate.