Himachal This Week
Notably, Bharatiya Janata party has adopted an aggressive posture as opposition always tests the government functioning. The opposition would want to expose the policies and intentions of the government and irrigation projects and open defecation free Himachal issues provided a battlefield. However, in the midst of heated exchanges between the ruling and opposition members in the house, the Cabinet meeting accorded second capital status to Dharamshala.
It remains to be seen as to how the opposition rakes up the issue of unemployment allowance, political observers point out. The government is continuously taking decisions but the opposition has the power to ask questions. Proceedings of the house are not just debates but both the parties are preparing ground in the run up to next assembly elections in Himachal. Now the parties are taking credit for irrigation projects but there would be a bigger furore when it will come to take credit for national highways in future, political observers add.
* The BJP indulges in cheap politics and has become habitual of scoring point on every issue
-Virbhadra Singh, Chief Minister
* The state government is misleading not only the opposition but also people of Himachal
-Prem Kumar Dhumal, Leader of Opposition
divyahimachal.com Opinion Poll
Are Youth Impressed By Political Promises In Himachal?
Yes – 58%
No – 40%
Don’t Know – 2%
Total Votes: 312