Shimla: As Congress candidate Hardeep Singh Bawa filed his nomination for the Nalagarh assembly bypoll on Wednesday, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu urged voters to reject former independent MLAs who are contesting re-election on a BJP ticket. Are.
Bava will face former independent MLA and now BJP candidate KL Thakur, who has been MLA from Nalagarh twice. In 2012, he won on BJP ticket and in 2022 as an independent.
By-elections will be held on July 10 for the three assembly seats vacant in Dehra, Hamirpur and Nalagarh after the resignation of three independent MLAs.
These MLAs had voted in favor of BJP candidate Harsh Mahajan along with six Congress rebels in the February 27 Rajya Sabha elections and later joined the BJP on March 23.
Addressing a rally after Bava filed his nomination, Sukhu alleged that the three former independent MLAs have "sold" their conscience to the BJP.
"We have given the ticket not to a 'dhanwan' (a rich person) but to a 'gunman' (a person with good qualities)," he said.
Questioning the decision of former MLAs to resign and contest elections again, Sukhu said they could have supported the BJP even without resigning but "money played a role".
He alleged that former MLA Thakur is lying that his work is not being done. Sukhu also asked how he would get the work done when BJP is not in power.
Former Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur will then come to you and lie that BJP will form the government but the Congress government is stable with the support of 38 MLAs and will complete its tenure.
Bava will face former independent MLA and now BJP candidate KL Thakur, who has been MLA from Nalagarh twice. In 2012, he won on BJP ticket and in 2022 as an independent.
By-elections will be held on July 10 for the three assembly seats vacant in Dehra, Hamirpur and Nalagarh after the resignation of three independent MLAs.
These MLAs had voted in favor of BJP candidate Harsh Mahajan along with six Congress rebels in the February 27 Rajya Sabha elections and later joined the BJP on March 23.
Addressing a rally after Bava filed his nomination, Sukhu alleged that the three former independent MLAs have "sold" their conscience to the BJP.
"We have given the ticket not to a 'dhanwan' (a rich person) but to a 'gunman' (a person with good qualities)," he said.
Questioning the decision of former MLAs to resign and contest elections again, Sukhu said they could have supported the BJP even without resigning but "money played a role".
He alleged that former MLA Thakur is lying that his work is not being done. Sukhu also asked how he would get the work done when BJP is not in power.
Former Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur will then come to you and lie that BJP will form the government but the Congress government is stable with the support of 38 MLAs and will complete its tenure.