Amid infighting in the State Congress unit, Himachal Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Sunday said the party cadre should be well disciplined and should stand by the party during the upcoming Assembly elections.
“The party cadre should not be swayed away by the false promises of opposition or any other person. There is a need of dedicated Congressmen who remained committed to party under all circumstances and not behave like ‘Aaya Ram and Gaya Ram,” said Virbhadra Singh while addressing a public meeting at Samoor-Kalaan in Kutlehar Assembly constituency of district Una.
He said people of Kutlehar should support the candidate whom the party would give ticket. He asked Congressmen to stay united and obedient.
The Chief Minister said the BJP did not win elections from Kutlehar on its own, but due to friction between Congressmen in the party. This is high command to decide as to whom ticket was to be given. Every Congressman should abide by the decision of the Congress high command, he said.
Though there were many aspirants for party ticket in the constituency, but whomsoever got the ticket, it became moral responsibility of all to backup the party candidate, he said.
Virbhadra Singh also exhorted the part-men to set an example by winning Kutlehar Assembly election.
He said his Government had left no stone unturned to develop the region. The State Government had paid special attention to the areas having MlAs from the BJP, as opposite to BJP Government, which when comes to power, focuses its attention on developing the areas having their party MlAs, said the Chief Minister.
The Congress Government had always paid attention to develop all regions of the State equitably, he said.
lashing out at the BJP, he said the BJP believed in autocracy and not in democracy. They believed in regionalism and character assassination and spread false propaganda, said the Chief Minister.
He further said after the candidature for elections was announced, people should extend support to the candidate and not try to stand in parallel in competition. They would be at loss if they indulged in infighting and should stand united for victory, he added.
Earlier, the Chief Minister along with Transport and Technical Education Minister GS Bali and Industries Minister, Mukesh Agnihotri inaugurated Rs 1.63 crore bus stand at Dulehar in Haroli constituency and laid foundation stone of new block of Government Senior Secondary School at Dulehar completed with an outlay of Rs 3.23 crore.
He also inaugurated the Industrial Training Institute at Pubowal completed with an outlay of Rs 2.66 crore, inaugurated Rs 69.20 lakh Primary Health Centre along with doctors residence at Palkwah, Mini secretariat building at Haroli completed with an outlay of Rs 7.60 crore and also, a football stadium at Khad on which a sum of Rs 96 lakh has been incurred.
The Chief Minister also performed bhoomi poojan of Olinda-Bohru road to be constructed at a cost Rs 4.45 crore to benefit six villages viz: Olinda, Choukhath, Bohra, Churari, Salangari. In all, projects worth Rs 29.50 crore were dedicated to the people of Haroli and Kutlehar assembly constituencies.