Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Congress unit chief Pratibha Singh has expressed her displeasure for not having a say in cupboard growth and appointments to boards and companies, saying that she was feeling “sidelined and harm”.
Singh and her son Vikramaditya Singh met Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge final Thursday night in New Delhi and raised the problem of lack of coordination amongst occasion employees and the Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu-led occasion authorities.
“We have to devise a mechanism to make sure coordination among the many authorities and the occasion. That is required as we’ve made guarantees to the folks of the state. In addition to, 1000’s of occasion employees labored laborious to make sure victory within the 2022 elections. Coordination between the occasion and the federal government is required in order that employees should not demoralised,” Singh advised ThePrint.
The PCC chief was a contender for the chief minister’s publish after the Congress win in December final, however Sukhu took the coveted publish with Mukesh Agnihotri as his deputy. Later, Vikramaditya was given cost of the general public works division and the youth providers and sports activities in January.
This isn’t the primary time that Pratibha Singh has expressed her displeasure. Throughout her tour of Anni meeting section in Kullu district in Could, she stated that some individuals are attempting to demolish the legacy of her late husband, Virbhadra Singh.
On 3 January, Congress held an Aabhar Rally in Dharamshala in Kangra district. Pratibha Singh was upset with the state management not crediting Virbhadra Singh for the Congress’ journey in Himachal Pradesh. “None goes to reside without end, however his contribution shouldn’t be forgotten,” she had stated, addressing the rally.
Then in March, when Sukhu and his ministers continually accused the BJP of leaving the coffers empty within the state, the Congress state chief had stated that Raja Sahab (learn, her husband) wouldn’t have achieved this. The CM ought to take into consideration transfer ahead and revive the state financial system, she added.
At Thursday’s assembly with Kharge, the PCC chief is alleged to have flagged the problem of cupboard growth and appointments in boards and companies in Himachal.
“Social gathering leaders, legislators, employees who’re aspiring for ministerial berths or the posts of chairman, vice-chairman of boards and companies met the PCC chief and she or he may solely guarantee them. How lengthy are you able to give an assurance to a celebration employee who labored laborious throughout elections? She needed to discuss to the Congress excessive command as occasion leaders and employees are getting demoralised now,” a senior Congress functionary — near Pratibha Singh — advised ThePrint.
He added that the PCC chief has apprised Kharge that she and several other different employees are ‘harm’.
The Congress state chief had given an inventory of leaders to be “adjusted” in boards and companies in Could however the listing stay unaddressed, in line with the occasion functionary. “Identical is the destiny of works. She has given or forwarded illustration of employees to the federal government for obligatory motion, however (there was) no response.”
The Himachal Congress chief, too, didn’t deny the purpose made by the occasion functionary as she asserted that it was her “obligation” to speak the feelings of occasion employees.
“I met a number of occasion employees, leaders each day. They communicate what they’re going through, be it good or unhealthy. That is my obligation to characterize their voice earlier than the excessive command. I can’t maintain assuring them of correct illustration within the authorities or about another work and do nothing about it. This isn’t Virbhadra Singh’s household’s type of politics,” she advised ThePrint. “I really feel sidelined and harm.”
“Earlier than the 2022 election, the then ruling BJP was speaking about repeating its win. The Congress occasion received united; employees labored laborious to convey our occasion to energy. These loyal, true Congress employees needs to be rewarded. This shall be a grave injustice with them if we fail to do that,” she stated. “I may even meet Rahul ji, Priyanka ji and Ok.C. Venugopal ji to debate points.”
A legislator from Kangra district, who’s hoping to discover a place within the Himachal cupboard, advised ThePrint that the PCC chief has a sound level. “Every time the federal government comes, the occasion leaders, employees who give their sweat and blood are appointed as chairman and vice-chairman of boards and companies. However, a number of new issues have occurred this time within the identify of Vyavastha Parivartan (regime change),” he stated.
Whilst chief minister’s media advisor Naresh Chauhan claimed that there are not any variations inside the occasion in addition to the federal government, a Congress chief owing allegiance to Sukhu conceded to the rumblings inside a piece of the occasion.
“There have been some appointments of CM’s loyalists as chairman and vice-chairman of boards and companies. This has upset many sections, particularly these eyeing the posts,” the Congress chief stated.
Within the 68-member state meeting, Himachal can have 12 ministers, together with the chief minister Whereas Sukhu is main the federal government, the state has one deputy CM and 7 cupboard ministers. A number of MLAs have been lobbying for the remaining three ministerial berths.
Chander Kumar is the lone minister from Kangra district, which has elected 10 of the full 40 Congress MLAs. Three days after the induction of seven ministers on 7 January, Pratibha Singh had advised the media that she would discuss to CM Sukhu about giving illustration to the “much less represented areas”.
(Edited by Tony Rai)
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