BJP misused power: MLA

Tribune News Service

Mandi, January 24

Vikramaditya Singh, Congress MLA from the Shimla Rural, has accused the BJP leadership of misusing the official machinery in the panchayat elections.

He was talking to his supporters during a brief halt in Mandi on his way to Kullu from Shimla today.

He alleged that the government was trying to influence the Congress-supported panchayat representatives to support BJP candidates for the posts of chairman and vice-chairman in the zila parishad and panchayat samiti elections.

He said the practice was not good for healthy democracy but the state government was misusing its power to grab the top posts.

He said: “In a few districts, the Congress has performed well and we are hopeful that our candidates will grab the top posts. There is a need to work hard, where Congress has failed to perform.”

Targeting Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, he said: “The development of the state has halted during the BJP regime and the Chief Minister is focusing only in his home Seraj.”

“Now, it is high time for the Congress to work hard to win the upcoming Assembly elections, which is due next year,” he said.