BJP’s C R Kesavan Criticizes Congress Government in Himachal Pradesh Over Salary Delays

Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], September 4: C R Kesavan, the National spokesperson of the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP), condemned the Congress-led Himachal Government for not paying state government employees’ salaries. He blamed the economic policies of Rahul Gandhi and the Congress party for the financial issues.

Kesavan said, “Utterly misled by their irrational, kathakat, voodoo economics and tughlaq economics of Rahul Gandhi, the Congress government in Himachal has plunged the state into financial ruin and brink of bankruptcy. Like an unreliable, unsafe and precarious leaky boat, the Congress government with its reckless false promises it made to the people during elections has plunged the state and its future of its people into disparate darkness.”

He also questioned the silence of the Congress leadership, including the Gandhi family, on the issue. “We have read in papers from time to time that they (Gandhi family) go to Shimla for a vacation, but now why have they abandoned the good people of Himachal Pradesh? Mr Rahul Gandhi, who comments on everything under the sun, even in Timbuktu, why is he maintaining such a steely silence on the financial catastrophe by his own Congress government in Himachal Pradesh?” he added.

The delay in salary payments has caused anxiety among state Secretariat employees, who have written to the Chief Secretary and Principal Secretary of Finance demanding immediate release of their salaries. They argue that the delay is causing financial strain and preventing them from meeting their monthly obligations.

Earlier, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu acknowledged the financial struggles in the Himachal Assembly session, announcing a two-month deferment of salaries for himself, ministers, Chief Parliamentary Secretaries (CPS), and MLAs. However, he later claimed there was no financial crisis, contradicting his initial statement.

Leader of the Opposition, Jairam Thakur, also criticized the situation, stating, “Rahul Gandhi’s fake guarantees have been exposed in Himachal Pradesh. Other states should also learn a lesson from this.” Thakur emphasized the gravity of the situation and highlighted the inconsistency in the government’s statements. He noted that the opposition had sought a discussion in the House on the economic situation but claimed the government is not treating the issue with the seriousness it deserves.