launching a scathing attack on Bharatiya Janta Party, Himachal Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Sunday said unlike the BJP, Congress party believed in uniting and not dividing the people on basis of caste, region and religion.
The Chief Minister, while addressing a public meeting at Dada-Siba in Jaswan-Pragpur constituency of district Kangra, exhorted the people to vote in favour of present ruling Congress Government to ensure development and welfare at large.
The BJP had no agenda of its own, he said, adding that since last many years while dealing with the BJP, he learnt their modus-operandi of divide and rule quite well.
The Chief Minister said he respected Prime Minister Narendar Modi as an individual, but he should not try dividing the people on social and other issues. Today, the Prime Minister was facing stiff opposition in Gujarat itself and his graph was fast declining.
The GST issue had confused the common man and the business community in particular, said he.
Virbhadra said the former Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha had also blamed Modi Government for derailing the economy. Sinha blamed the Modi Government for befooling the youth in name of employment. Demonetisation was a disastrous step as the move to curb the black money was taken in haste without taking people into confidence, said he.
The Chief Minister said the people of the country had understood the false claims of NDA Government in the name of development. He also expressed surprise that his single case of income tax returns was being investigated by three central agencies.
Talking about development works in Himachal, Virbhadra said the State had witnessed immense revolution in education sector.
As of today, all the villages of the State were provided electricity and it had received 100 per cent electrification. Besides, Himachal had achieved excellence in health sector as well, he said.
He further said the Government had given adequate land for opening of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Himachal Pradesh as required by Union Ministry of Health. To strengthen the health infrastructure, around 230 new health institutions are either opened or upgraded in the state during the last five years of its regime, added he.
Earlier, the Chief Minister laid foundation stone of additional block of Government Senior Secondary School at Saleti. He also dedicated the Balika Ashram at Garli completed with an outlay of Rs 3.14 crore with a capacity to house 72 orphans.
later, while at Dadasiba, the Chief Minister inaugurated the newly upgraded Primary Health Centre (PHC) at Bari completed with an outlay of Rs 42 lakh and dedicated Tehsil Welfare Officers Office at Dadasiba.
He also inaugurated the augmentation and upgradation of as many as nine water supply schemes under Jaswan Pragpur area completed with an outlay of Rs 7.18 crore.
This will benefit a population of around 35000 in near future.