Yog Raj Sharma
The North News
Dharamshala, December 4
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) organised a massive protest in Dharamshala on Thursday, accusing the Congress government in Himachal Pradesh of misgovernance, broken promises and administrative collapse as the state marks three years under Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu.
Addressing party workers, former Union Minister and BJP MP Anurag Thakur said the government had become “a regime of luxury, corruption and comfort”, alleging that pensioners and employees were being forced to protest for their dues. He claimed the Congress had “pushed Himachal towards destruction”, withdrawn the Special Category Status granted under previous BJP governments and stalled central projects.
BJP state president Dr Rajeev Bindal said the gathering reflected widespread anger against the government, which he accused of failing to deliver on its pledge of “system change”. He claimed that land was being sold off, employment opportunities had shrunk, and that there was “a conspiracy” to shift the Central University from Kangra.
Thousands of party workers attended the demonstration at Zorawar Stadium, joined by several senior leaders including Leader of the Opposition Jai Ram Thakur, MPs and former ministers. BJP state in-charge Shrikant Sharma opened his address with chants of “Radhe-Radhe”, taking aim at what he described as the Chief Minister’s “anti-Sanatan mindset”. He questioned the Congress’ election guarantees, asking whether women had received the promised ₹1,500 allowance or whether young people had gained jobs. The crowd responded in unison: “Nothing has been given.”
He said that the Centre had extended full support through disaster relief funds amounting to ₹7,000 crore, while the state government “only played politics”. He also criticised the Congress leadership, noting that senior leaders Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi are facing ongoing legal proceedings in the National Herald case.
BJP co-in-charge Sanjay Tandon said that the rally signalled a “public uprising”, accusing the government of failing to fulfil even one of its guarantees in three years. He argued that unemployment, rising prices and corruption had become defining features of Congress rule and declared that the “countdown” to its exit had begun.
