Will make clean sweep, claims Cong president

Our Correspondent

Palampur, April 2

HPCC president Kuldeep Singh Rathore said here today that the Congress would win all four Municipal Corporations (MCs) — Palampur, Solan, Mandi and Dharamsala — where elections were due on April 7.

Addressing a press conference here today, Rathore alleged that the Jai Ram Thakur government had failed on all fronts in the past three years and people of the state were disillusioned and disappointed in it because of its anti-people polices. He alleged that during the Covid pandemic, the state government had failed to provide financial assistance to the affected people. The tourism industry was hit badly as a majority of the hotels in the state remained shut down for months. Despite that, the government charged commercial bill of water and power supply from hoteliers, he said.

He said the Chief Minister was focusing on installing hoardings for publicity all over the state, which is nothing but the “misuse” of funds and an “anti-environment” act. He alleged that some government officers were working as BJP agents and harassing Congress candidates by way of rejecting their nominations on flimsy grounds.

He alleged that a cold war was going on between BJP leaders and the bureaucracy, resulting in the total collapse of governance.