Shimla, Feb 11: The Congress today accused Vajpayee and Dhumal governments of fanning communalism and pursuing negative politics as the party kicked off its high-powered campaign for the February 26 assembly polls in Himachal Pradesh.
Addressing a string of poll rallies in the state, Punjab
Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, his Chhatisgarh counterpart
Ajit Jogi and other senior Congress leaders like Motilal Vora,
Mohsina Kidwai, Anand Sharam and Arjun Singh targeted the NDA
government at the Centre and the BJP dispensation in Himachal.
Besides whipping up communalism, they alleged both the
governments were indulging in corrupt practices.
Launching the party's campaign at Nalagarh in Solan
district, Capt Amarinder Singh alleged that P K Dhumal had
amassed wealth during chief ministership.
He said "BJP has institutionalised corruption, nepotism
and favouritism", adding if elected to power the Congress
would provide a transparent and corruption-free government.
Arjun Singh asked people to reject communal forces
and strengthen secular and democratic forces.
In Hamirpur, former Uttar Pradesh governor Motilal Vora
alleged terror had spread during NDA rule and a large number
of people had lost their lives in Jammu and Kashmir alone.
At Kotkhai in Shimla district from where Rohit Thakur,
grandson of former CM Ram Lal Thakur is contesting as
a Congress candidate, CWC member R K Dhawan accused BJP of
adopting divisive tactics to further its political interests.
He said when Pakistan was waging proxy war against
India, BJP leaders were playing politics in the name of
religion.
Bureau Report
