Already up in arms to build pressure on Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh to resign after the CBI filed charge sheet in Delhi High Court, the BJP on Wednesday said it would decide the future course of action after Bhoranj by poll (slated for 9 April).
Talking to mediapersons, state BJP's chief spokesperson and Nahan MLA, Rajeev Bindal said that it is for the first time in country that a CM who has been charge sheeted in corruption case in the High Court is sticking to power to misuse government agencies.
“In the last four years, the chief minister has only adopted tactics to delay the proceedings in the case by using all means to save his post. Singh has all along ignored the interests of the general public and development of the state as his entire focus has been to save his chair by hook or by crook,” he said.
Bindal said the leadership of the Congress party at the Centre and in the state seems to be indecisive on the issue and that’s why no decision has been taken against Virbhadra Singh on this issue.
“The allegations in corruption case against the chief minister are backed by strong evidence but still Singh is blaming BJP for the action and calling it vendetta politics,” he said.
The BJP leader said after each action against him by the investigating agencies, Singh has blamed them for political vendetta. “It seems all the agencies, CBI, ED, Income Tax department and anybody proceeding against him are wrong. And only chief minister and his coterie is right,” he said.
He said a section of Congress is eagerly awaiting Singh’s ouster to stake claim to the chief minister’s post. “The general public who are suffering due to the inefficiency of the government, are now fed with the neglect of basic necessities,” he said, adding no one in the government is ready to take blame for failure of government to ensure development of Himachal Pradesh.
When asked about BJP’s repeated demand to dismiss the Congress government and holding of fresh elections, Bindal said, “It is the right of the opposition party to oppose wrongdoings of the government and seek its dismissal for failing to cater to the needs of state.