Una (HP), Oct 7 (Representative) HP Chief Minister, Jai Ram Thakur said on Friday that his government was working for equal and balanced development of all parts of the state and in fact, the BJP and the development were correlated. He said that no development was possible unless BJP was not in power, he said here today. While addressing a massive gathering here today, he hits out at the Congress party for spreading canard against his government and the party. He said that such accusations on part of the Congress party would not yield favorable results for them and the BJP would make a clean sweep of elections in the state.Earlier, the Chief Minister inaugurated and laid foundation stones of developmental projects worth about Rs 200 crore in Una Vidhan Sabha Constituency. While addressing a largely attended public meeting at old bus stand Una, Chief Minister took a jibe at the condition of the Congress in the State and the Centre. He said that on the one hand the Congress leaders were on ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, on the other hand several Congress leaders at the Centre and in the State were on ‘Congress Chhoro’ campaign. He said that senior leaders like Gulam Nabi Azad had left the Congress and several leaders of the State like Pawan Kajal, Lakhvinder Rana, Yog Raj and Harsh Mahajan etc had left the Congress to join the BJP.
The Chief Minister said that the Union Government had sanctioned a Bulk Drug Park for Himachal Pradesh which would prove a boon to the economy of the State. He said that this Park would be set up at Haroli in Una district. He said that with the setting up of a bulk drug park, India’s dependence on China for raw materials would be minimized. He said that thousands of crores of rupees would be saved as the pharma companies in Himachal would get the raw material in the State itself and the manufacturing of medicines would also become cheaper, thereby reducing the cost of medicine. He also accused the Congress leaders of trying to sabotage the sanctioning of this project for the State. Now, when this project had been sanctioned, the same leaders were claiming that it was their dream project, he added.Chief Minister said that the nature and style of working of Prime Minister Narendra Modi was different from other leaders. He said that it was the style of his functioning that the Prime Minister decided to celebrate 75 years of freedom as ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mohtsav’ to remember the contribution of our great freedom fighters and martyrs in ensuring freedom of the nation.
He said that the State had also completed 75 years of its existence and the State Government had also decided to celebrate this occasion in a befitting manner by organizing 75 events throughout the State.Union information-cum-Broadcasting Minister, Anurag Thakur on this occasion highlighted a few schemes started by the Centre Government. He said that Bulk Drug Park had also been sanctioned for the State by the Union Government which would be opened at Una. He also urged the people to give wholehearted support to the State Government so that the double engine governments at the Centre and the State could ensure all round development of the State.Chairman State Finance Commission Satpal Singh Satti while welcoming the Chief Minister said that Una district in general and Una constituency in particular had witnessed unparalleled development during the tenure of the present State Government. He also detailed a few developmental demands of the area and urged the Chief Minister to consider them sympathetically.