BJP doesn’t care for its workers: Dyal Pyari

Tribune News Service

Solan, April 2

BJP rebel-turned-Congress leader Dyal Pyari from Pacchad Assembly segment in Sirmaur today said despite being the largest party, the BJP did not care for its grass-roots workers.

“Money power was used in the Pacchad byelection by the BJP to win the seat”, she alleged while addressing mediapersons here today after her arrival from Delhi where had joined the Congress yesterday.

“My whole family had supported the BJP but today we all support the Congress. We worked hard to strengthen the BJP for the past 40 years in Pacchad when the party had little presence in our area. The Congress, on the other hand, respects all its workers,” she said.

‘Faced discrimination’

I worked for the BJP dedicatedly for the past 15 years but was discriminated against by local leaders for being a woman and close to people. I urge other BJP leaders, who are feeling suffocated in the party, to join the Congress. — Dyal Pyari, Congress leader

“I had worked for the Chief Minister at Seraj but felt hurt when despite being humiliated on the dais in his presence, he did little to restore my honour,” said Dyal Pyari.

“I worked for the BJP dedicatedly for the last 15 years but was discriminated against for being a woman and for being close to the masses by local leaders who suited the party organisation. I urge other BJP leaders who are feeling suffocated like me in the BJP to join the Congress,” she alleged.

She said the BJP’s information technology cell is so strong that it has mastered the art of spreading gimmicks about false claims of development. She claimed that no funds were granted for the grassroot level institutions like zila parishad by the BJP in the 14th Finance Commission which was appalling.

She also attacked the BJP for extending the much-touted Grahini Suvidha Yojana only to the cohorts of the BJP while failing to benefit the needy poor from this scheme. She also raised issue of high fuel price and LPG, food prices and said common man was bereft of water and power in her area which was appalling.

Dyak Pyari’s entry into the Congress is also being seen as a projection for the 2022 Vidhan Sabha elections from the Pacchad Assembly seat.