Kangra, Chamba haven’t benefited from Nadda’s visit: Shahpur MLA

Shahpur MLA Kewal Singh Pathania today asked Union Health Minister JP Nadda to use his high stature and good office to further the state’s interests rather than indulging in petty politics. According to him, Nadda’s recent visit had failed to benefit the Kangra-Chamba region.

Pathania, while addressing mediapersons at Dharamsala, said that it would have been appropriate had the Union Minister taken part in a worthwhile discussion on the issues of interest to the state. The BJP national president could have taken interest in outstanding issues or the huge losses suffered by Himachal in the rain disaster, he added.

Pathania, who is also the Congress’ Deputy Chief Whip in the Assembly, blamed Nadda for misleading people on the medical devices park as the work on the project had not come to a standstill, as the latter had claimed. “In fact, our government has cancelled the project, as it was detrimental to the interests of the state. How can we transfer land worth over Rs 500 crore for mere Rs 12 lakh and provide electricity, which costs Rs 7 a unit, for Rs 3 per unit,” he added.

The MLA asked Nadda to first disclose the contribution of the Central Government towards Kangra in the past over 10 years, before commenting on the state government’s performance. He added that the Pathankot-Jogindernagar railway line project had not moved even an inch during the BJP rule at the Centre.