Himachal CM ignoring dedicated party workers, says PCC president Pratibha Singh

Shimla, January 30

Accusing Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu of ignoring dedicated party workers, Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) chief Pratibha Singh today said these workers had not been accommodated in the government despite her recommendation.

Discussion to finalise name of RS candidate

• Congress president Pratibha Singh said the party officials and the Chief Minister would sit down to decide the party’s candidate for the soon-to-be-vacant Rajya Sabha seat from state
• Asked if Sonia Gandhi or Priyanka Gandhi could be offered the seat, she said the party was yet to take a decision yet

“I had given a list of dedicated party workers to the Chief Minister, urging him to accommodate them somewhere in the government. He had assured me that it would be done, but it hasn’t been done yet,” the state party president said after paying tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on his death anniversary here today.

She further said there was resentment among the party workers over the issue. “The party workers keep approaching me to share their resentment,” she said. It may be mentioned that she has raised the matter of accommodating party workers in boards/ corporations with the Congress high command as well in the past.

She further said the Congress government had come to power due to the efforts put in by the party workers, and hence they should be rewarded with some position in the government. “I always tell the Chief Minister not to ignore the party workers. The CM himself says that he has risen to this position through party ranks, so the expectations from him are a lot more when it comes to accommodating party workers,” said Pratibha Singh.

The party president made it clear that ignoring dedicated workers could harm the party in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. “In the Lok Sabha elections, our workers will play a big role. How are we going to win the elections if the party workers sit at home?” she asked.