BJP conspiracy to topple govt has failed: Sukhu

The BJP’s conspiracy to topple the Congress government in Himachal has failed, CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said on Wednesday.

“The way they conspired to topple the Himachal government — with CRPF, the Haryana Police, by sending helicopters — has failed,” he said.

“The paramilitary, CRPF, coming into the Assembly. How is this possible in a democracy? This is our Assembly. The methods the BJP is taking for political gains is deplorable. They were trying to buy our MLAs overnight by offering crores of rupees. I thank all those MLAs who showed the strength of unity,” Sukhu added.

“In a democracy, the truth wins. The truth has won. Our MLAs passed the Budget today. We want to thank everyone. The conspiracy to topple our government has been foiled and our government will surely complete five years,” Sukhu said.

Asked whether it was because of “Operation Lotus” or his “own people” that led to the crisis, Sukhu said, “Some mistakes may have been made, and because of those mistakes, there may have been some deficiencies.” But he quickly added that the “tantar-mantar (black magic) of Operation Lotus” played a bigger role.