Call to oust BJP govt

Shimla, May 15
Perceiving winds of change in the political landscape of the hill state, national general secretary of the Congress Birender Singh today gave a clarion call to party men to cash in on the simmering discontent among the people against the Dhumal regime to bring the party back to power.

Addressing the general house of the party here, he said the people were frustrated with the government and it was time that the rank and file worked hard to expose the corruption, mal-governance and non-performance of the government before the people and build a strong mass movement. He called upon senior leaders to sink personal differences and work in unison to oust the BJP from power.

He said the senior leaders would carry out road shows across the state moving in a single vehicle to project the united image of the party before the rank and file. He urged the workers to adopt an aggressive posture and take the BJP on issues like corruption and sale of the state’s land and other resources head on.

The poor performance of the BJP in the recent assembly polls to five states was a clear indication that the effort made by the party to make corruption an issue against the Congress had not worked. The people were aware of the firm action taken by the government against those involved in cases of corruption and they were not misled by the BJP’s propaganda.

Union Minister Anand Sharma underlined the need for maintaining discipline and cooperation among senior leaders.

Union Minister Virbhadra Singh suggested that the deserving party leaders, who felt sidelined, should be suitably accommodated to strengthen the organisation. He said he was not in race for the Chief Ministership and it was a matter to be decided by the party high command.

Leader of the opposition Vidya Stokes also emphasised the need for the leaders and workers to join hands and work relentlessly to regain power in the state.

Pradesh Congress Committee chief Kaul Singh said the party was raising important issues in the Vidhan Sabha and outside and exposing the misdeeds and failure of the Dhumal government.