Govt failed to fulfil promise of 300 units free power: BJP

Una, July 18

A two-day meeting of the BJP State Executive Committee began at the party office near Una city today. State party president Rajeev Bindal, while addressing mediapersons before the meeting, said that it was a precursor to an extended BJP State Working Committee meeting to be held here tomorrow. He added that resolutions passed today would be taken up at the next meeting.

Govt threatening mediapersons: BJP

}In a democracy, the media is free to highlight the weaknesses of the government in power. However, the Congress government is threatening mediapersons against reporting facts, which is wrong. Rajeev Bindal, BJP State President

Bindal alleged that the Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu government in the state had closed 1,500 institutions, including 400 schools, during its 18-month rule. It was in the process of closing another 800 schools on the pretext of the rationalisation of government educational institutions. He added that while the Congress government had failed to deliver on its promise of 300 units of free power to the consumers, it had discontinued 125 units free electricity being given during the tenure of the previous BJP government.

Bindal said that the rate of diesel had been hiked by Rs 7 per litre, putting an additional burden of Rs 2,500 crore every year on the people of the state. He added that the Congress government had discontinued welfare schemes like Sahara and Himcare and the free school uniform scheme for the students of government schools initiated by the previous BJP government.

He said that the Chief Minister talked about making Himachal a self-reliant state by 2032 but was taking decisions denying public welfare. He asked Sukhu what had prompted the Congress to make tall promises that it could not have fulfilled due to the financial crisis.

Bindal said that a meeting was held every three months to review past programmes implemented by the party and also to plan for the upcoming events and targets. He added that all BJP MPs from the state and MLAs, presidents and secretaries of all frontal organisations and all 74 block units were attending the meeting. He added that about 800 delegates were expected to arrive tomorrow.

He said that resolutions hailing the victory of all four BJP candidates in the four Lok Sabha elections recently along with appreciation of the party workers would be passed. He added that a resolution congratulating Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his third term in office would also be adopted, besides another one to hail the allocation of an important portfolio to Rajya Sabha member and BJP national president JP Nadda.

BJP regional organising secretary Saudan Singh, state party in-charge Srikant Sharma and co-incharge Sanjay Tandon, Leader of the Opposition Jai Ram Thakur, Rajya Sabha MPs Indu Goswami, Sikandar Kumar and Harsh Mahajan, Lok Sabha MPs Anurag Thakur, Suresh Kashyap and Rajiv Bhardwaj attended the meeting.