Shimla, April 1 (IANS) The BJP legislative party, led by Leader of Opposition Jai Ram Thakur, on Wednesday staged a protest outside the Himachal Pradesh Assembly over changes made by the government to the Panchayat election roster and also raised questions over the government’s functioning.Addressing the media here, former Chief Minister Thakur launched a scathing attack on Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu, saying he has developed a habit of making rash decisions, forcing the government t…
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Shimla, March 31 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmakers on Tuesday staged a protest at the Assembly complex here against the Congress government’s decision to hike entry tax and impose a cess on petrol and diesel. Led by former Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition Jai Ram Thakur, the BJP legislators denounced the government’s policies as “anti-people”. They marched to the Assembly’s main gate, where they launched scathing attacks on the government’s functioning. Former Chief…
Shimla, March 9 (IANS) Former Chief Minister and Leader of the Opposition in the Himachal Pradesh Assembly, Jai Ram Thakur, on Monday said that the state government is functioning amid an atmosphere of instability and fear despite enjoying a clear majority in the Assembly. Thakur told the media here that the internal turmoil and uncertainty within the Congress clearly “indicated a deep crisis of trust within the government”. He said the Bharatiya Janata Party had taken a decision not to fiel…