BJP’s horse-trading bid in Himachal rejected by voters: Congress

Shimla, June 7

Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Minister Anirudh Singh on Friday said the Congress-led government in state has emerged stronger after winning the four Assembly bypolls.

He said, “The voters have rejected the BJP’s horse-trading attempts. They have given a clear mandate to the Congress government to complete its five-year tenure.”

The minister said, “The BJP has faced setbacks in other states as well for trying to destabilise democratically-elected governments by using money power. The voters have not supported the BJP’s unethical tactics across the country.”

The minister added that Jai Ram Thakur’s claims of forming the BJP’s government in Himachal Pradesh on June 4 have fallen flat and now, the BJP leaders are also questioning his decisions in public.