The travel routes connecting tourists delight destinations in the state have been substantially restored and it was now safe enough to travel to Himachal stated Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, reassuring residents and tourists the safe stay. While interacting with the media in Nadaun, the Chief Minister said that Himachal Pradesh was safe for the visitors and they were welcome to Chamba, Kangra, Shimla, Solan etc besides other parts of the State, as the roads have been through.
Reiterating the government’s commitment of effectively addressing the disaster, the Chief Minister said that the state was providing much-needed assistance to all the affected families. He expressed displeasure over the petty politics the opposition was playing in the name of the disaster. The Leader of Opposition (LoP)was engaged in political manipulation instead of sympathizing with the disaster affected, said the Chief Minister adding that the LoP should take up the matter with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah and request for a special disaster package for Himachal, akin to that provided in the aftermath of the Kedarnath and Bhuj tragedies.
Sukhu stated that government has repeatedly appealed to the Union Government to declare the disaster in Himachal as a National Calamity, but as of now, no steps have been taken by the Union government in this regard. He assured that the state government would leave no stone unturned to provide assistance to the affected families from its own resources. Sukhu lashed the previous BJP government for pushing the State in debt trap of Rs.75 thousand crore.
He said that the previous government made announcements only for the political gains but failed to provide arrears and allowances due to the employees. He said that the Congress government, soon after taking over the reins of the state, made the groundbreaking decision to reinstate the old pension system for its employees, despite financial constraints.
HP Daily News Bulletin 05/09/2023
