Lok Sabha elections and Vis by-elections a battle between dishonesty and honesty: Sukhu

Chief Minister Thakur Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu, while attending the nomination program of Congress candidate Vikramaditya Singh from Mandi Lok Sabha seat, today addressed a huge gathering in Mandi and lashed out at the BJP and the rebels. He said that Vikramaditya Singh is the young hero of Congress politics and if he had not been in politics today, he would have been the top hero of Bollywood. He said that in the disaster that struck the state last year, Vikramaditya Singh did a better job as the Public Works Minister and remained with the affected people in their pain. He said that Kangana Ranaut has earned a lot of name in the film industry, but Jairam Thakur has forcefully brought her into politics. He said that fearing the strategy of Congress state in-charge Rajeev Shukla, Jairam Thakur opted out of the election and fielded Kangana in his place. He said that Jairam Thakur has asked Kangana for shooting dates only for one month. The name of the film is ‘Kangana Mandi Ke Angana’ but if the director flops then the film is sure to flop. He said that even before this in 2022, Jairam Thakur made a film named ‘Rivaaz Badlenge’ but the public changed it. Then on 27 February 2024, the film ‘Operation Lotus’ was made, but that film also flopped. Therefore, this time too the film of a flop director is sure to flop.
Thakur Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu said that on February 27, Jairam Thakur had also got a new coat stitched, which would now be lying with the tailor. He said that Jairam Thakur said in the Assembly that even God cannot save this government. But God has saved this government and the six sold MLAs now have to contest elections again. He said that this election is between dishonesty and honesty and the Congress Party has fielded all the candidates with clean image. Congress party has not given ticket to even a single tainted person. He said that with the blessings of the public, the state government will run for three and a half more years and will continue to serve the people. He said that the public will definitely teach a lesson to the party which has stolen a Rajya Sabha seat from the Congress and will name all four Lok Sabha seats and 6 assembly by-election seats in the name of the Congress party. He said that after struggling all his life, he has reached the post of Chief Minister and he knows how to fight and win wars. The Chief Minister said that in the Rajya Sabha elections, BJP bought six Congress MLAs, who rebelled against the party and betrayed the party. To get the second installment of the deal, these six MLAs kept wandering outside Himachal Pradesh for a month. These 6 tainted leaders who played with public sentiments will definitely be punished.
He said that Jairam Thakur was only the Chief Minister of Siraj and got development done only there. Discrimination was also done against other assembly constituencies of Mandi. The Chief Minister said that during the disaster, the state government helped all the affected families like its own family. The leader of the opposition gave maximum help in the assembly constituency of Siraj. He said that Mandi is my family and I do not help by watching the party. He said that to help the affected people during the disaster, the government changed the rules and increased the compensation for loss of house from Rs 1.30 lakh to Rs 7 lakh.
Thakur Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu said that the state government has increased the purchase price of cow milk to Rs 45 per liter and buffalo milk to Rs 55 per liter. He said that the increase in milk prices is just the beginning and the state government is making dedicated efforts to strengthen the rural economy. He said that the state government increased the daily wage of MNREGA to Rs 300, increased the minimum wage to Rs 400, increased the diet money of police from Rs 210 to Rs 1000, made schemes for widows, gave four percent dearness allowance to the employees and cleared their arrears. Have been. The present state government has cracked down on corruption and is closing the thieves’ doors, thereby earning Rs 2200 crore in a year. He said that the present government started a scheme to provide pension of Rs 1500 per month to women in the state. He said that BJP leaders are repeatedly approaching the Election Commission to stop it. He said that BJP is an anti-women party.
On this occasion, Himachal Pradesh Congress in-charge Rajeev Shukla, Congress State President Pratibha Singh, Congress candidate from Kangra Lok Sabha constituency Anand Sharma, Congress party candidate from Mandi Lok Sabha seat Vikramaditya Singh, ministers, MLAs and party officials were present.