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Himachalis’ votes to be decisive in Chandigarh MC polls: Jai Ram
People of Himachal have not faced any problem in Chandigarh in the last five years, indicating that BJP-led MC has protected their interests, HP chief minister Jai Ram Thakur said
The votes of Himachal people, who have made Chandigarh their permanent home, will play a decisive role in the upcoming local municipal corporation (MC) elections, Himachal chief minister Jai Ram Thakur said while addressing public rallies for the BJP candidates on Friday.
Thakur was canvassing for BJP candidates in view of the upcoming local bodies elections, polling of which is scheduled for December 24. He campaigned for ward number 6’s candidate Sarvjit Kaur Dhillon at Manimajra; ward 14’s candidate Kuljeet Singh Sandhu at Dhanas; ward 11’s candidate Anoop Gupta in Sector 21; ward 29’s candidate Ravinder Pathania in Sector 56; ward 31’s candidate Bharat Kumar at Sector 52; and ward 30’s candidate Shakti Devshali at Sector 41.
Later, Thakur attended an event organised by the party’s Himachal cell.
“There is a mutual family bond between the Himachalis and Chandigarh. For the convenience of Himachalis settled in Chandigarh, CM single window has been started at the Himachal Bhawan, which helps native residents living in Chandigarh to file their complaints and suggestions for the development of the state,” Thakur said.
He further said that Himachalis have not faced any problem in UT in the last five years. This is a clear evidence that the BJP-led MC has protected the interest of the people of Himachal, he added.
