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Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu criticized the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and said the party failed to digest the rejection from the people of the state 15 months back. The CM alleged that presently BJP is trying to 'capture power with money'. 

The statement of the chief minister comes on Wednesday as he addressed a public meeting in the Shillai assembly constituency of Sirmaur district after inaugurating and laying foundation stones of development projects worth ₹110 crore. 

Sukhu then slammed and blamed the BJP for the ongoing political crisis in the state and alleged that the party was trying to murder democracy. 

This is an unethical political practice that was never witnessed in the state since Himachal came into existence, he said and added that the people of this "Devbhumi" will never forgive those forces who were trying to destabilise the state.

"No conspiracy of BJP would be allowed to be succeeded and the present Congress government will complete its five-year term comfortably," the chief minister added.

"I am not a power-hungry person. I was offered a ministerial berth in Himachal Pradesh by former chief minister Virbhadra Singh many times, but I chose to be in the organisation and struggled for the improvement of the party throughout my career. For the welfare of the state, I will fight in every situation with my full ability, I won't give up so easily," he further added.

Showing no signs of any compromise to resolve the ongoing political crisis in the state, Sukhu said 6 Congress rebel MLAs are regretting their act of back-stabbing the Congress and selling their soul. They will never be forgiven by the people, he added.

These MLAs have broken the faith reposed in them by thousands of voters and have betrayed the values of devbhumi Himachal Pradesh, which is unacceptable to the people of the state, he said. 

Accusing the BJP of financial mismanagement, Sukhu said when he took over, the coffers were empty and there was no money to run even the day-to-day expenses of the government.

After struggling for the past 15 months to save money and plugging all the routes of corruption, the government has earned an additional ₹2,200 crore which was being spent on giving pensions to women, improving health services and education along running several welfare activities in the state.