“We cannot lose mandate through BJP’s ‘Operation Lotus'”: Congress on Himachal Pradesh government crisis

In form of Congress government in Himachal Pradesh Facing the threat of collapse, the party on Wednesday said it was considering all options and would not hesitate to take tough steps to honor the mandate given by the people.

Six Congress MLAs voted in favor of the BJP candidate in the Rajya Sabha elections in Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday and sources claim they are “disappointed” with the working style of Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu.

Addressing reporters in New Delhi, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said party president Mallikarjun Kharge has sent three senior observers – Bhupesh Baghel, Bhupinder Singh Hooda and DK Shivkumar – to Shimla.

Ramesh said that BJP cannot snatch the mandate of the people of Himachal Pradesh through its ‘Operation Lotus’ and Congress will take all necessary steps to protect it. Prime Minister Narendra Modi And BJP chief JP Nadda was rejected by voters in the hill state in the last assembly elections.

Ramesh said the Congress president has spoken to observers and state AICC in-charge Rajiv Shukla and asked them to talk to all the MLAs, including the dissident MLAs, and submit a comprehensive report to him soon. He said that further action will be decided after this.

“Congress will not hesitate in taking some tough steps as the party is our priority and we will not allow the people’s mandate to be betrayed in Himachal Pradesh,” Ramesh told reporters.

“We cannot lose the mandate through BJP,” he said.Operation Lotus“Only the people of the state can take it back,” Ramesh said, adding that the BJP has already done so in Madhya Pradesh, Goa and Maharashtra. “Personal interests are not important, the party is supreme and so is the mandate of the people,” he said.

Congress rebels want to make a person of their choice the new Chief Minister of the state. Earlier in the day, former chief minister Virbhadra Singh’s son Vikramaditya Singh resigned from the ministerial post, saying he felt pain in taking the step out of frustration and humiliation.

Ramesh said that BJP is trying to come to power in Himachal Pradesh through the backdoor.

“This is another way of trying to come to power through the backdoor,” he said, adding that the BJP did this in Goa, Madhya Pradesh and the latest attempt is in Himachal Pradesh.

He also said accountability would also be held for cross-voting in the Rajya Sabha elections in Himachal Pradesh, in which Congress candidate Abhishek Singhvi lost.

“Our priority is to save our Congress government. The people of Himachal rejected the Prime Minister, BJP President JP Nadda and Jairam Thakur and gave a clear mandate to the Congress. We must respect the people’s mandate. We will not allow Modi to rule the Congress. To topple the government,” he said. (PTI)