Congress MLAs cross-voted as non-Himachali was fielded: Anurag Thakur

Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Wednesday said people became disillusioned with the Congress-led Himachal Pradesh government within 14 months as it failed to fulfil the tall promises it made during the election.

Thakur told reporters in Delhi that the Congress MLAs voted against their own candidate in the Rajya Sabha election as they were angry at a non-Himachali being fielded from the state.

“There is anger among the people and MLAs. They are unhappy with their government as they are unable to fulfil their promises,” Thakur said, adding that the Congress MLAs vented their anger by voting against their own candidate.

“Now, these fissures are increasing. The dissent within the Congress is now visible and it only erupted as they realised that the anger against the government was now increasing,” he said.

Such was the disillusionment among the people that Congress MLAs were unable to face the electorate in their constituencies as they were being questioned about the promises made during elections, Thakur claimed.

“Congress is appearing disintegrated, broken and has no answers as to why it has come to such a pass in Himachal Pradesh,” the senior BJP leader said on the sidelines of a conference.

(With PTI inputs)