BJP president J P Nadda on Saturday said that the Congress government in Himachal Pradesh has failed to utilise funds sent by the Centre and, therefore, has no moral right to remain in power. He accused the state administration of functioning with a carefree and irresponsible mindset.
He said the Congress government in Himachal Pradesh was working with a mindset of “Khao Piya Mauj Karo, aage kisne dekha hai” (eat, drink and enjoy, who knows about the future). Nadda stressed that a “double-engine government” is the only way to ensure development in the state.
Addressing an event here, Nadda accused the state government of corruption and misusing funds provided by the Centre under various schemes, including housing, road repairs and the Smart City project.
Rejecting the Congress government’s claim that the Centre was not giving adequate funds, Nadda said "Rs 3,789 crore were given for disaster relief, over Rs 1,000 crore for Smart Cities besides funds for Vibrant Village development, medical colleges, AIIMS Bilaspur, a bulk drug park, four-lane highways and developed Baddi as a pharmaceutical hub in the state yet the Congress continues to spread falsehoods and mislead the innocent people of Himachal."
Hitting at the Sukhu-led government, Nadda claimed the Centre had sent over Rs 2,000 crore as special assistance and approved Rs 1,442 crore under JICA funding. However, he alleged that the Congress government utilised only around 50 per cent of the funds in several schemes.
Taking a jibe at the Congress, Nadda said Himachal’s treasury often remains shut and the administration is running on ad-hoc arrangements. He claimed the chief secretary and director general of police were holding additional charges and there was a lack of coordination between the chief minister and his ministers.
Nadda alleged that the Congress government had not brought a single concrete project to the Centre. He urged BJP workers to take these facts to every village and town so that people of Himachal could free themselves from Congress misrule and move towards development and good governance.
Referring to the recent Bihar Assembly election results, Nadda said "Victory of the NDA in recent Bihar Assembly polls has sent a clear message that people who want to run the country with the help of the intruders would not be accepted.” He also asserted that the BJP would form governments in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu.
Nadda alleged that "earlier the government used to come to power with the support of all but used to be limited to a particular caste, segment and religion, but 11 years back Prime Minister Narendra Modi changed the political scenario of the country by becoming the 'Pradhan Sevak' of the nation and moved from Rajpath to Kartavya Path." He recalled that during the previous state Assembly elections, he had warned the people against making the mistake of bringing the Congress to power, asserting that Himachal Pradesh’s development is possible only under a "double-engine government".
He said the "BJP government is a performance (report-card) based government, what it promised, it delivered and in contrast, the UPA politics revolved around casteism, appeasement and nepotism, while BJP politics is rooted in accountability and good governance." Citing recent electoral outcomes, Nadda said in Haryana and Maharashtra, the Congress had already ordered sweets and prepared for celebrations, but people voted for a responsible government under the leadership of Modi.
Nadda said all political parties other than the BJP are immersed in the pursuit of power and suffer from ideological emptiness, while the BJP works with the motto of "Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas".
The BJP president said that the Congress undermined Vande Mataram and the very spirit of India's freedom struggle, whereas the BJP practises politics aimed at taking the nation forward.
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