Himachal Diary: Proud moment for Nadda

For national BJP president JP Nadda it was certainly a proud moment when the OPD of the AIIMS at Kothipura in Bilaspur was inaugurated on Sunday. It is he who is credited with creating this much-needed facility for the people of Himachal who had to otherwise take the ailing all the way to Delhi or Chandigarh. Nadda had granted an AIIMS for the hill state while he was the Union Health Minister. This contribution of Nadda will certainly be remembered by the people of Himachal.

Fence sitters on edge

Who would go where is keeping many political leaders on edge in Kangra these days. Many fence sitters within the Congress and the BJP in Kangra are in touch with leaders of both the parties. They are not raising issues of people fearing that this may annoy the ruling party or opposition leaders and mar their chances of joining the party or getting party tickets in the 2022 elections. Fence sitters in both parties in the state are awaiting for political changes in the state to decide their future course of action.

Going extra mile to keep them happy

Most bureaucrats go the extra mile to keep top politicians in good humour. Even an apparently inconsequential font size to be used for the names of political bosses on cards and other places become a matter of serious concern and deliberations, especially when a few top politicians are attending a function together. With the Chief Minister, BJP president JP Nadda and two Union Ministers coming for the AIIMS inauguration at Bilaspur, some officials were seen sweating over the font size to be used for the names of the bigwigs.

Dreams of winning elections

Playing down the victory of the opposition Congress in four by-elections held recently, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur has attributed the victory to sympathy wave and chided the Congress not to dream about winning the Assembly elections as sympathy wave would vanish by that time. But Congress leaders are not taking it seriously and a senior Congress leader taking jibe at the chief minister said”When BJP can dream of winning assembly polls after losing four by-election, why Congress can’t stage a comeback even after sweeping the by-elections”.

Investors’ dilemma

Staff of a significant department in Baddi industrial belt is busy distributing marriage cards of a politician’s son among the investors. At a time when the state government is bracing to fetch investment for its second ground breaking ceremony, such card distribution has left the investors perplexed. Officials who have little choice but to comply are at the receiving end. They are neither able to refuse nor feel comfortable harboring animosity of the investors who opine they will be compelled to hand over costly gifts.

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