Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Friday performed inaugurations and foundation stones of 17 developmental projects worth about Rs. 60 crore at Mela Ground Banjar in Banjar assembly constituency of Kullu district.
Addressing a public meeting at Mela Ground, Banjar as part of ‘Pragtisheel Himachal: Sathapna Ke 75 Varsh’ programme, he said that the celebration of 75 years of the formation of the State was not going well with the Congress leaders as they were perturbed by seeing the overwhelming response of the people, the Government was getting. He assured the Congress leaders that these celebrations have nothing to do with politics as it was an attempt of the Government to thank everyone who has contributed immensely in making Himachal Pradesh a most developing State of the country. He said that credit of this glorious history of the State goes to the hardworking and honest people of the State, besides able leadership the State got.
Thakur said that all the Chief Ministers right from Y.S. Parmar, Ramlal Thakur, Shanta Kumar, Virbhadra Singh and Prem Kumar Dhumal have made immense contributions in the development of this State. He said that all his five predecessors got the opportunity to work in normal conditions and circumstances, but he had to face the uphill task to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic for almost two years.
The Chief Minister said that the Congress in the country and the State was leaderless and issueless. He said that in Himachal Pradesh also Congress Working President and one sitting MLA have joined BJP. He said that the double engine Governments at the Centre and the State ensured that the pace of development goes uninterrupted and also gets accelerated, pointing out that that Bulk Drug Pharma Park has been sanctioned for the State, which would prove a blessing for the whole State and Una district in particular would be immensely benefited from the project as it would provide employment to over 50,000 youths of the State.
CM PRESIDES OVER FUNCTION IN KULLU
Later, he also presided over Pragatisheel Himachal: Sathapna ke 75 Varsh programme organized at Dhalpur ground in Kullu where he inaugurated and laid foundation stones of various developmental projects worth about Rs.26 crores for Kullu assembly constituency.
Addressing a public meeting, he said that with the increase in the Gross Domestic Product, food grains and fruit production, the number of health and educational institutions have also increased for providing quality services in the State. Thakur said that despite the impact of the corona pandemic for two years, the pace of developmental activities remains intact in the state. "The State government did not allow development and life to stop even during this period" he said.