'Loot ki chhoot': Himachal Congress releases chargesheet against Jai Ram Thakur government

Tribune News Service

Pratibha Chauhan

Shimla, October 29

Releasing its chargesheet “Loot ki choot” against the BJP regime, Congress today said it would set up a commission of inquiry into all government recruitments made by Jai Ram government, once the party assumes power.

The Congress today released a 23-page chargesheet, highlighting the acts of omission and commission during the five year BJP rule. The Congress while releasing the document said the chargesheet can be summed up as “bhajpa ke teen bhai—berozgari, bhrashtachar, mehngai.”

“The manner in which there have been gross irregularities in appointments made by both the HP Public Service Commission (HPPSC)  and the Staff Selection Board at Hamirpur, Congress has decided to constitute a commission of inquiry to probe all such recruitment,” said  CLP Leader Mukesh Agnihotri on the occasion of release of chargesheet against the BJP regime.

Agnihotri also announced that on return to power, Congress would review all the decisions taken by the BJP regime in the last six months. “Police constable recruitment exam question papers have been sold for Rs six to eight lakhs but those responsible for it are either sitting in the secretariat or in the police headquarter,” he said, adding that people from outside Himachal were given jobs and papers had been leaked twice in case of police constables and JEs.

“While Virbhadra is known as vikas wale CM, Shanta Kumar as pani wale CM and PK Dhumal as sadkon wale CM, Jai Ram will go down in history of Himachal as naukri bechne wale CM,” the CLP leader alleged. He said all jobs were concentrated in two assembly segments, in an oblique reference to Seraj, the CM’s segment and Dharampur, the constituency of Jal Shakti Minister Mahender Singh. He said an inquiry will be ordered into purchase of water pipes for Rs 2200 crore, now lying dumped all over the state.

The CLP leader lashed out at the BJP regime for misusing public money from government exchequer to fund BJP propaganda in the name of Amrit Mahotsav. “The bill of over Rs 500 crore spent on holding rallies of PM Modi, central ministers and CM from the government exchequer will be sent to the BJP as precious government money cannot be spent on party campaign,” he said.

Speaking on the occasion, Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu, chairman of Congress campaign committee said on coming to power, Congress will hold a probe into irregularities in every department, including purchases made during covid pandemic, which also resulted in resignation of the then BJP president Rajeev Bindal. “Congress is not power hungry but wants to win elections to be able to change the corrupt system,” remarked Sukhu.

Sukhu said the BJP regime is being remote controlled by the Centre. He added that Congress will honour all the guarantees like Rs 1500 per month to women, OPS for government employees will be restored and 60,000 vacant government posts will be filled and Rs 680 crores soft loans will be given for setting up start-ups.

AICC spokesperson Pawan Khera said the Jai Ram Thakur Government had no moral right to seek votes when they had played with the future of the youth of the state. He said it is Congress promise and commitment to bring all guilty to book.

 The highlight of Congress chargesheet 

1. Fiscal mismanagement with debt crossing Rs 62,000 crore

2. Police constable paper leak scam

3. Corruption in outsource appointment

4. Rampant corruption during covid pandemic

5. Mining mafia raj

5. Unemployment rate of 9.2 per cent, which is higher than 7.9 per cent national level

6. Irregularities in government recruitment and outsource appointments

7. Insensitivity towards the Rs 5500 crore apple and fruit growers economy

8. Scams in the public works, education, irrigation, food supplies departments and electricity board

9. Failure of BJP regime to fulfil the promises made at the time of 2017 assembly elections

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