Statement of independent MLAs of Himachal Pradesh
Two independent MLAs, who voted against the Congress in the recently held Rajya Sabha elections in Himachal Pradesh, have said that the strategy of exerting pressure by targeting the businesses of independent MLAs and their families is a futile attempt and the government will not be able to save it. “It is unfortunate that the Chief Minister has stooped to this level and this kind of politics has never been seen in Himachal Pradesh,” KL Thakur, independent MLA from Nalagarh, told PTI on Sunday. I am a former BJP MLA and have been associated with the party for years. I voted according to my ideology.
These MLAs were involved in cross voting
Independent MLAs KL Thakur (Nalagarh), Hoshiar Singh (Dehra) and Ashish Sharma (Hamirpur) are among the nine MLAs who voted in favor of BJP candidate Harsh Mahajan in the February 27 election for a Rajya Sabha seat in the state. Was. BJP candidate Harsh Mahajan defeated Congress’s Abhishek Manu Singhvi. The match was tied with 34-34 votes but after that Mahajan was declared the winner through ‘draw’. This is a big blow for the Congress which had 40 MLAs in the 68-member assembly. BJP has 25 MLAs in the state and three MLAs are independent. Independent MLAs in the state have alleged that their business firms were raided and their effigies were burnt by Congress workers.
Wrong precedent is being set by raids
He has also alleged that the road leading to his house was closed after rebel Congress MLA Ravi Thakur ‘cross-voted’ against his party. The MLA from Nalagarh said that the strategy of exerting pressure by targeting the businesses of independent MLAs and their families is futile and will not save the government. Independent MLA from Dehra, Hoshiar Singh, told PTI that a wrong example was being set by burning effigies of MLAs and raiding their business companies.
Do not act out of revenge
He said the Chief Minister should not adopt such a vindictive attitude and should “refrain from taking vindictive action.” “It is our right to vote and we have voted in the interest of the state,” he said. Condemned the steps of the Congress government. He said, “In the last one year, not a single work has been done in my constituency and for the last eight months I have stopped giving demi-official (DO) notes.” After the disqualification of the rebel MLAs, the total number of MLAs in the House has increased. The number has reduced from 68 to 62. At the same time, the number of Congress MLAs has reduced from 40 to 34.
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