Virbhadra today said he was neither opposed to the appointment of Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee (HPCC) president Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu nor had he sought his removal.
The remarks, however, by the Chief Minister made it amply clear that he was completely unhappy with the manner in which non-entities were being appointed on party posts, ignoring the established party leadership. The Chief Minister also denied having written any letter to the Congress high command seeking Sukhu’s removal.
Interacting with media here today, he said he had never brought this to the notice of the high command but if asked he would give his honest opinion in the larger interest of the party.
“I would like to clarify that Sukhu did meet me yesterday but barring the issue of appointment of a state Congress secretary from Banjar, I did not have any other discussions with him” he said. He, however, said that the number of HPCC secretaries was over 100 and Sukhu was appointing any Tom, Dick and Harry who was his friend or supporter in the state body.
“Neither do I wish to become HPCC chief as I have remained elected president for four terms and nominated once, nor am I supporting anybody for the post but yes I want the party organisation to be more active and effective,” he said emphatically. He added that such appointments must be avoided and remedied in the interest of the party as these will only cause dissidence during the Assembly elections.
Virbhadra also said that despite repeated pleas, the HPCC had not provided the list with names and postal address of the state HPCC office-bearers so that they can be intimated about the policies and schemes of the government.
The Chief Minister also expressed his strong opposition to the creation of new Block Congress Committees (BCCs) in various districts like Kangra and Mandi on the plea that this would give rise to demand for creation of administrative districts which Himachal cannot afford.
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