In an era of report card politics, fake promises do not work: Nadda

Nadda said political scenario in the country has changed, adding that one did not get votes by lying, but only by working hard

Bharatiya Janata Party’s national president Jagat Prakash Nadda on Saturday took dig at the Congress government in Himachal and said that the party had not fulfilled most of its poll promises. He said that it was an era of report card politics and fake guarantees would not work.

BJP national president JP Nadda, Union minister Anurag Thakur and Leader of Opposition Jai Ram Thakur with other leaders in Bilaspur on Saturday. (HT Photo)

“In Himachal, people are still searching for 68 English medium schools, women did not get the promised ₹1,500 monthly compensation, mobile health vans are not found anywhere. Congress government could not fulfil its promise to buy cow dung from people, youth did not get 5 lakh jobs, 300 units of free electricity has not been provided anywhere,” Nadda said while addressing a gathering at Bilaspur, his home town.

Later, he participated in Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra and organised a road show in Sundernagar .

Nadda said political scenario in the country has changed, adding that one did not get votes by lying, but only by working hard.

The BJP chief said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered on all his promises. He said the Congress made lofty promises ahead of the elections but failed to fulfil them.

Nadda said the Union government had granted ₹1,782 crore as relief to Himachal, ₹2,500 crore under Pradhan Mantri Aawas Yojana and ₹2,700 crore under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana . “If we look at central funds, ₹3,378 crore have been given to the state,” he said.

Nadda appealed to the public to vote for BJP in the Lok Sabha elections. Union minister Anurag Thakur, leader of Opposition Jai Ram Thakur and BJP’s state chief Rajeev Bindal attended the roadshow.