Vikramaditya Singh takes to Facebook, backs Himachal Deputy CM’s ‘conspiracy’ charge

Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Vikramaditya Singh has added fuel to the fire started by Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri’s social media post a couple of days ago. Agnihotri had in the Facebook post hinted at some conspiracy against him.

In his Facebook page, Vilkramaditya, while throwing his weight behind Agnihotri, wrote that “when people start plotting against you, it’s a testament to your exceptional abilities”. He stated that “you are a disciple of Virbhadra Singh school of thought, never be scared, nor threaten anyone for no reason”. To ensure the context of his post is not lost on anyone, Vikramaditya also shared his picture with Agnihotri in the post.

Vikramaditya’s post comes just two days after Agnihotri’s Facebook post and it has sent rumour mills into overdrive, with people speculating about what’s happening in the Congress. Are the ministers merely venting their resentment through these social media posts, or there’s something more to them. Incidentally, the media coordinators of Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and the Deputy Chief Minister have also taken to social media to take potshots at the rival camps.

The immediate trigger for these cryptic social media posts could be the behind-the-scene tussle between major factions to get people close to them appointed on key positions, including the president of the Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee (HPCC). While Agnihotri’s post is believed to have stemmed from his annoyance over his name being pushed for the top post of the yet-to-be reconstituted HPCC, Vikramaditya’s support to Agnihotri is being seen in the political circles as an attempt to show that they are in one camp.

By keeping the HPCC in limbo for six months now, the party’s central leadership is also not helping in curbing the sense of growing unease in the party. The frustration and annoyance expressed by party workers in Bilaspur a few days ago and the social media posts of the ministers clearly show that all is not well in the Himachal Congress.

Name being pushed for HPCC top post

• Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri in a Facebook post a couple of days ago hinted at some conspiracy against him
• Agnihotri’s Facebook post is believed to have stemmed from his annoyance over his name being pushed for the top post of the yet-to-be reconstituted HPCC