Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has said that some people have become addicted to power and as a result have betrayed the mandate of the people by resorting to evil attempts to topple the state government but they won’t succeed.

However, the unscrupulous move of a few to topple the democratically elected government will not be successful, he said this on Monday, while unveiling and laying the foundation stone of 14 development projects worth Rs 143 crore in Indora Assembly Constituency (AC) in Kangra district.

“I am facing all the challenges to carry the state ahead on the path of progress. I have faced many such challenges even before in my long political career and have witnessed that when one works for the welfare of the people, it is always reciprocated in the form of love and support and none of the evil designs succeed to demoralize a person,” said the Chief Minister.

The public will never forget and forgive the attempts of the BJP to play with the democracy by ‘Dhan-Bal’ (money power), he said.

Sukhu said that the six rebel disqualified MLAs of the Congress party were being escorted by the central security agencies in the hideouts in different regions and won’t be able to face the people of their constituencies.

They have now been shifted from a five-star hotel of Panchkula to Rishikesh on the bank of River Ganges to wipe out their sins, remarked the Chief Minister.

“Their actions will be remembered as a black chapter in the history of the state. They sold their soul for their vested interests,” he said.

He announced the opening of Rajiv Gandhi Model Day Boarding School at Indora, district Kangra in Himachal Pradesh.

He also presided over the annual function of Government Degree College Indora and announced the opening of Rajiv Gandhi Model Day Boarding School in the area.

The Chief Minister blamed the previous government for worsening the financial health of the state and a huge debt burden was accumulated due to their unwise overspendings.

Sukhu said that he took on the economic challenges boldly realizing that the system cannot run for long on the basis of debt.

“So far the government has been successful in curbing the corruption and the honest efforts resulted in closure of the avenues of loot and additional revenue of Rs 2,200 crore has been collected,” he said.