Himachal Irrigation and Public Health Minister Vidya Stokes and Industries Minister Mukesh Agnihotri on Tuesday alleged that BJP government at centre was misusing the central investigating agencies against its political opponents.
In a statement issued here, they said the investigation by three agencies in a single case against Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh clearly indicates the nefarious designs of the BJP and the people were closely watching these developments.
The Ministers said the Congress party was not afraid of the conspiracies of the BJP against Virbhadra Singh and entire party and MlAs were strongly behind him. They warned the BJP that if any effort was made for illegal action against the CM, then they would have to face serious consequences. They added that the BJP had been trying to destabilize the democratically elected government in the state and the people of the state would never tolerate this at any level.
Stokes and Agnihotri said Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh had always cooperated in the investigation process but it was unfortunate that he was being interrogated time and again by the investigating agencies. They said that Chief Minister did not even oppose the CBI raid on the internal directions of BJP in his house during the marriage ceremony of his daughter.
The Ministers said that assembly elections were due in the state during this year and keeping this in mind, the BJP leaders were involved in malicious propaganda against the Chief Minister to mislead the people and take political mileage. They said the Congress party was not afraid of such tactics of the BJP and it would fight the elections under his leadership on the agenda of development and welfare.