Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Friday announced several measures on the occasion of 75th Himachal Day keeping in view the assembly elections.
Addressing a program in Chamba, Dr. Chief Minister He said that his government has decided to provide free electricity up to 125 units from July 1. The CM said that a total of 11.5 lakh families would be benefited by this.
Apart from this, water bills will be waived in rural areas, which will benefit the families. 30 crores.
He also announced 50% discount for women to travel in HRTC buses, which will cause loss to the exchequer. 60 crores.
He further said that Rs 5 crore will be dedicated to expedite the work of Mini Secretariat at Holiuttala Road and Chamba.
He announced that along with the beautification and improvement of Chamba town, steps would be taken to solve the problem of traffic.
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Subsequently, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) accused the BJP-led Himachal Pradesh government of “copying” the Arvind Kejriwal model of governance.
Addressing a press conference, senior AAP leader Manish Sisodia said the announcements of the BJP government ahead of the assembly elections in the state are an attempt to deceive the people, as the saffron party has always said that it is against free facilities like free electricity. Is.
Sisodia said, “What the BJP government has announced today is an attempt to partially copy Kejriwal’s model of governance. They have started pretending to copy Kejriwal’s model of governance in the state in view of the elections. “
He said the BJP and its “friends” are in power in 18 states, but they have not thought of providing cheap electricity in any of them.
Sisodia claimed that after coming back to power in Himachal Pradesh, the BJP would withdraw all the announcements that its chief minister had made, asking the people of the hill state to “not fall into their trap”.
He appealed to them, “Vote for AAP in the elections.”