Congress govt has failed to protect state’s interest: BJP

The High Court order, directing attachment of Himachal Bhawan in Delhi, has snowballed into a major controversy with opposition BJP hitting out at the Congress regime for its “failure to protect the interest of the state”.

In a video message released here today, former Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said it is very unfortunate that a situation has come where court had to order attachment of Himachal Bhawan, which is considered the identity of the state in the national capital.

“It is the failure of the government and its legal team which could not defend the case in the court, resulting in a court order for attachment of Himachal Bhawan,” he said. Thakur said Himachal is making national headlines for all the wrong reasons and every citizen of the state is hurt by the latest development.

“The Chief Minister can neither escape from his responsibility by blaming the previous BJP regime nor can he turn away from the truth. What is even more unfortunate is that rather than admitting his mistake he is putting the blame on us though Congress has been in power for the last two years,” he said.

Thakur also said that it will not be surprising if at this pace, even the Himachal Vidhan Sabha and secretariat are attached for the state government’s inefficiency.

State BJP president Rajeev Bindal also lashed out at the state government to defend the state’s interest, forcing the court to pass an order for attachment of Himachal Bhawan. He said the government is more concerned about saving the six MLAs who were CPS from disqualification, whose appointment has been declared unconstitutional by the High Court.