Congress show of unity in Rohroo by-election
Rampur (HP): In a last-ditch effort to send a
signal of unity to the voters, party leaders including Union
steel minister Virbhadra Singh, his wife Pratibha Singh came
together on a platform in Rohroo today to seek support for the
Congress candidate.
Appearance of Pratibha Singh in favour of Manjit Singh
Thakur, the Congress nominee had a positive impact for the
party, which hitherto had been seen among voters as a divided
house in the wake of denial of ticket to her.
Addressing the rally, Singh, who served the constituency
for 19 years before becoming a union minister, charged the
Dhumal government of "befooling" people by implementing the
programmes of the previous Congress rule and taking "false
credits" for it.
HPPCC chief Kaul Singh Thakur and AICC observer Jagjeet
Brar highlighted achievements of the UPA government and
appealed to the voters to ensure victory of the party, while
Pratibha Singh promised all cooperation to Manjit Singh
Thakur, the candidate from Rohroo assembly seat in Shimla.
Supporters of the union minister, whose resignation from
the seat necessitated the bypoll, were angry over denial of
ticket to his wife popularly known as 'Rani Sahiba' and were
keeping distance from the official candidate.
Bureau Report