Himachal: BJP delegation meets chief electoral officer, complains of model code of conduct violations

Jai Ram Thakur. Pic/X

Himachal Pradesh BJP leader Jai Ram Thakur met the state chief electoral officer along with other party MLAs on Tuesday and urged him to take cognisance of a complaint about alleged violation of the model code of conduct by the Congress government and initiate appropriate action, reported news wire PTI.

As per the report, lashing out at Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, he alleged that the Congress made "false promises to befool women". Thakur, who is the leader of opposition in the state assembly, said that no provision has been made in the budget for giving Rs 1500 per month to women in the age group of 18 to 59 but still the CM announced at a press conference that the eligible women would start getting Rs 1500 per month from April, knowing well that code of conduct would come into force and even the first instalment would not be disbursed.

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Distributing forms with photographs of former prime minister Indira Gandhi and Sukhu for applying for pension is a blatant violation of the election code of conduct, Thakur told reporters.

He claimed the Congress was repeating the strategy it used in the run-up to Assembly elections in 2022 when women were made to fill forms for getting a pension of Rs 1500 per month, but the party did not implement the poll promise after winning the election. "Who stopped the government from paying Rs 1500 per month to women and why did the government announce the implementation of the poll promise on the eve of Lok Sabha polls, without making any budgetary provision," Thakur said.

Thakur said that the Sukhu government has lost majority in the House.

Thakur added that the BJP has already decided its candidates for the Shimla (SC) and Hamirpur seats and the names for the two remaining seats would be announced soon.

(With PTI inputs)