In SHri Naina Deviji constituency in Bilaspur district, the ballot pitch of Congress and BJP candidates revolves round invoking the legacy of respective former Prime Ministers of their events Indira Gandhi and Atal Bihari Vajpayee – and their former Chief Ministers within the hill state.
All reward for former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and former CM Virbhadra Singh for ushering in growth within the hill State, Congress nominee Ram Lal Thakur, says “With out them, the Himachal Pradesh wouldn’t have reached the place it’s at present.” Three-time minister and five-time MLA, Thakur is in search of re-election from Shri Naina Deviji, one of many 4 meeting constituencies in BJP nationwide president J P Nadda’s hinterland of Bilaspur district.
Thakur says Himachal Pradesh progressed after Indira Gandhi declared it as 18th state of the nation on January 25, 1971. He additionally praises former CM Virbhadra Singh for ushering in growth. BJP candidate Randhir Sharma, however, says initiatives and schemes initiated throughout BJP regime and led by PMs and CMs of the social gathering proved to be sport changer for Himachal Pradesh. Ram Lal Thakur is hard-selling the ensures promised by Congress social gathering within the hill State with “knowledge” and “historical past” and lashes out at BJP for taking refuge within the title of Lord Rama.
“Those that promised to finish inflation in 100 days are coming to you by taking refuge within the title of Lord Rama after failing to fulfil the aspirations of the youth, the ladies and the farmers. Lord Rama is ours additionally and isn’t a non-public restricted firm,” says Thakur. In Nilan village the place he makes the deal with, homes en route are painted “Dekho acche dinon ka khel, 1000 rupaye cylinder, 100 rupaye tel”. The ongoiong building work for a railway line makes commuting a bumpy journey.
Thakur tells the gathering why Congress has determined to provide Rs 300 models of free energy if it kinds the federal government. “Himachal Pradesh is an influence surplus State and has been giving further energy to central grid. However, going by the historical past, the cash for energy bought by Himachal Pradesh was not paid by many States. Uttar Pradesh authorities led by erstwhile Mayawati didn’t pay Rs 200 crore [due to us], Haryana didn’t pay Rs 150 crore, Delhi didn’t pay Rs 80 crore,” says Thakur, including that if Congress was voted to energy, the excess energy out of 15000 MW that the State produced could be used to offer free energy to “folks of the state.”