Cong reclaims Theog MC after 20 years

Tribune News Service

Shimla, January 21

The Congress has reclaimed the Theog Municipal Council after 20 years. Vivek Thapar and Reena Roy were declared the chairman and the vice-chairman of the council today. “It is a very sweet win for us as it has come after 20 years,” said Thapar.

Thapar claimed that the Congress had done very well in the urban local bodies elections in Shimla district. He said that the party swept to power in the Rohru and Rampur Municipal Councils, besides winning the Chopal, Kotkhai and Sunni nagar panchayats.

Congratulating Thapar and his team, Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee (HPCC) president Kuldeep Rathore said the government tried to lure away the Congress councillors but they resisted all pressure and temptations. He added that the Congress had done well in the urban local bodies and panchayat elections in the state , including on the home turf of Himachal Chief Minister and BJP president JP Nadda.

“It’s a sign that people are turning towards the Congress. It was a test before the Vidhan Sabha elections and the Congress has passed it with flying colours,” said Rathore.

Listing his priorities, Thapar said he and his team would work to find quick solution to sewerage and parking problems of the town. “We will rise above political affiliations and work for all wards,” he said.