Nalagarh (Himachal Pradesh) [India] Opposition leader and former Himachal Pradesh chief minister Jairam Thakur on Friday slammed the Congress over corruption and said the party is going to create a history of scams in the state.

Jairam Thakur said, "The scams of the Congress government have started coming to light and new cases are emerging every day. This is just the beginning. The Congress government is going to create a record of scams in the state."

Thakur made these comments while he was campaigning for BJP candidate KL Thakur in Nalagarh for the upcoming by-elections. Notably, by-elections to Hamirpur, Nalagarh and Dehra assembly constituencies in Himachal Pradesh are scheduled to be held on July 10.

The former Chief Minister also claimed that a scam case worth more than Rs 60 crore has come to light in the Himachal Pradesh Electricity Board.

"To benefit its favourites, the government allocated a tender of Rs 175 crore for Rs 240 crore. The Rs 60 crore scam was done to benefit whom and at whose behest it was done? The government should respond to this question. This is not the first time. "Congress government scam Many scams have come to light before this, where the government ignored the rules and disregarded the instructions of officials to benefit their favorites."

Addressing state CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, Thakur added, "The Chief Minister should answer these questions. Instead of developing the state, the government is working to take it backwards. The state government is only interested in scams and does not care about the people." of the state."

Jairam Thakur said that Congress had made a series of false assurances to come to power and now that he has come to power, he is committing a series of scams. "It has only been a year and a half, only time will tell what the government will do in the future," Thakur said.

Intensifying the attack on him, Thakur said that the government has misled everyone, farmers, gardeners and the power of women. "The Chief Minister is simply trying to rule the government by lying. It has been a year since the disaster caused by heavy rains in the state, but so far the government has failed to provide relief to the victims," ​​he added.

While addressing the public meeting at Nalagarh's Sai Chadog and Lunas, he said that the people of Nalagarh have decided that he is with BJP candidate KL Thakur.

He said, "People of Nalagarh do not fear the corrupt policies of the government. People of the state including Nalagarh have rejected the Congress government of the state even in the first by-elections, there is no future for the Congress government in the state. in the coming times."

Expressing confidence in BJP's victory, Thakur said, "BJP will win all three seats with huge votes. Development of the state will accelerate again under BJP government."