Shimla, November 10
Senior BJP leader and former Industries Minister Bikram Thakur launched a scathing attack on Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and the Congress government while addressing a press conference in Shimla. He said that after nearly four years in power, the Congress government has no concrete achievements to present before the people of Himachal Pradesh.
Thakur alleged that the government’s entire tenure has been spent making false promises, indulging in political theatrics, claiming credit for decisions rooted in decades of efforts, and blaming the BJP for its own failures. “The Chief Minister’s politics has become centred around ‘I, Me and Myself’ rather than the development of Himachal Pradesh. The people are now asking a simple question: What exactly has this government accomplished in four years?” he remarked.
Bikram Thakur challenged the Chief Minister to disclose how many new hydropower project MoUs have been signed during the last four years, how many projects have actually been implemented, and what financial benefits they have generated for the state. He further questioned how many major industrial units have been established in Himachal Pradesh and how many employment opportunities have been created for the youth.
“I challenge the Chief Minister to publicly name even one major industrial unit that has been established in Himachal Pradesh due to the efforts of his government,” Thakur said. He recalled that when the previous BJP government worked to attract industrial investment, Congress leaders accused it of handing over the state to industrialists. “Today, the same Congress party is in power, but it has failed to attract significant industrial investment or generate meaningful employment opportunities for the youth,” he alleged.
