Cong counts chopper, Covid, rally, recruitment as part of BJP’s Rs 22K cr scams
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Shimla, Oct 29 – Himachal Pradesh Congress unit Saturday blamed the ruling BJP for allowing the plunder of public wealth after indulging in Rs 22000 Crore pipe, hundreds of crore, helicopter, luxury cars covid purchase, event and rally and recruitments scams.
This was stated by Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera while releasing Congress party charge sheet ‘ loot ki chhout ‘ at a press conference here Saturday. Pawan Khera said Rs 22000 Crore pipes were purchased in the state which includes more than one thousand kickbacks forcing the BJP government to drop the concerned Minister in the 2022 Assembly Election.
Congress party leader said a helicopter was purchased which went out of order within one year. Jai Ram Thakur Government also indulged in purchasing luxury and bulletproof SUVs for ministers and officers. Congress campaign committee in-charge Sukhvinder Singh said Jai Ram Thakur Government or BJP state president JP Nadda never disclosed why they removed Rajiv Bindal as BJP president and Speaker of Himachal Pradesh Assembly as BJP leaders are indulged in Commission and covid purchase scams when people are dying of pandemic.
He said the Congress government did not spare anyone after coming to power. Congress leader in Vidhan Sabha Mukesh Agnihotri said two police recruitment scams occurred in 2021 and 2022 and two hundred people who were sold questions paper to the tune of Rs six lakhs each are behind bars however these officers who are involved in the sale of questions paper to the arrested accused are roaming free in state secretariat and Police headquarters. He said all the BJP-ruled states witnessed a number of such scams in the past few years as Gujarat home state of Prime Minister Narendra Modi witnessed more than 20 such recruitment scams.
He said Jai Ram Thakur Government indulged in saving the dealers and accused of recruitment scams played with careers of 16 lakh youth of the state. He said Jai Ram Thakur Government also hold public rallies using public funds in Prime Minister’s public meeting Rs seven Crore bills were footed to the district and state administration using public money and resources for the political gain of BJP.
HRTC which is continuing to render 1500 Cr book value loss was forced to deploy HRTC buses to carry BJP workers to this rally further ruining its already deteriorating economic condition. Congress government after coming to power went to foot bills of these rallies to BJP office and would not let the public money be plundered. Mukesh Agnihotri said Jai Ram Thakur would earn dubious distinction for ruining the state Economy as rather than creating revenue resources it further depleted the state’s financial health by whooping borrowing and misuse of public funds. He said all previous Chief ministers of Himachal Pradesh are remembered as founders of the state, modernization, roads and water taps etc but Jai Ram Thakur who raised loan bills of the state of more than Rs 72000 Crore has taken 50 percent of public debt of five last chief minister taken in last 50 yrs. He said that all the issues of Chargesheet would be brought to a logical conclusion by next Congress government and it would fix and book the culprits by registering cases against them.
Mr Mukesh Agnihotri said most of those involved in such scams are related to Chief minister Jai Ram Thakur and close to him. Congress party leader said during last five years all mafia were virtual running the government as no increase was registered from selling natural and revenue generation resources. Mr Mukesh Agnihotri said BJP did not auction liquors vends in last five years, state minerals, Mining and forest didn’t not add single penny to coffers. Congress would probe the loot and plunder in name of liquor vends, Mining and sale of natural state resources to bring those involved to book, he added. He said that recruitment of drivers were done in public works and others department without fulfilling the proper recruitment process by the public service commission
Mr Sukhu said Congress party would ensure that all woman got minimum security guarantee of Rs 1500 per month as all women would got this amount till their death. He said that all woman who are getting Rs 1000 or less social security pension would get enhance amounts of Rs 1500 per month.
He said Congress government made commitment to providing old pension scheme to all employees as this issue would be main planks of party manifestos. He said BJP have to drop sitting MLAs to counter anti-incumbency against them as it accepted that people of state want to throw Jai Ram Thakur out of power. Mr Sukhu said employees, woman, students and farmers are turning out in the public meeting in large numbers which reflect the mood of people in the Assembly Election. Press conference was also attended by Congress spokesperson Alka Lamba and Naresh Chauhan.
