Punjab Newsline, Shimla, July 14-
CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu today laid the foundation stone of a new tourism complex at Auhar in Bilaspur district.
Later, while talking to the media, the Chief Minister expressed gratitude to the people of Himachal Pradesh for reposing faith in the policies and programmes of the Congress government during Assembly bypolls and increasing the number of Congress seats in the Assembly to 40 once again.
He accused the BJP of conspiring to topple the elected government, with Leader of Opposition Jairam Thakur repeatedly claiming the formation of two governments at Centre and State which will never materialize.
He said that the people have rejected "Operation Lotus" and the politics of horse-trading by sending six MLAs home, delivering a strong message against BJP's conspiracy.
He asked the Leader of the Opposition and other BJP leaders to learn the lesson from this mandate and adopt a constructive role in the Opposition. He also called on the BJP leaders to advocate for Himachal Pradesh's interests with the union government.
Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said that development work had been hindered due to the model code of conduct, but assured that the Congress government would resume making decisions for the state's benefit now that it has concluded.