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Himachal BJP: Former Himachal Industries Minister and BJP MLA Bikram Thakur on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the Congress government in Shimla. During this, he said that the present government of Himachal is working against every class, which is the most needed of social security and constitutional rights. Whether it is BPL survey, autonomy of panchayats, employee interest, women honor or public facilities, the government has taken anti -people decisions on every front.
Accused of depriving BPL list
Bikram Thakur said that the government has fixed the annual income of ₹ 50,000 to join the BPL list, but this standard is being implemented only on families already listed in the list. The actual income of poor families making new applications is being deliberately depicted at the tehsil level above ₹ 50,000, so that they can be denied BPL list.
He raised the question that if a poor family has found a pucca room under the housing scheme of the previous BJP government, is it now out of the category of poverty? The government should clarify that the poor who take advantage of the scheme are no longer entitled to stay in the BPL list? The maximum limit of land from two hectare to one hectare is a proof of the poor anti -mentality of the government.
Bikram Thakur alleged that the government had abolished the financial and administrative powers of the panchayats. Now bypassing the decisions of the Gram Sabha, the officials have been given the right to decide who will be in the BPL list. Withdrawing the interest of the panchayat fund, ordering the reversal within three days on the unappointed amount and taking away the income of property tax – all this shows that the government wants to fully weaken the panchayats.
Village employment servants posted in the gram panchayats of the state have not received salary for the last three months. Sewing teachers, panchayat chowkidars and other honorary employees are also waiting for payment for the last five months. There are about 900 posts of Chowkidars, which the government did not run any process to fill. The chowkidars who completed the 10 -year term, are not being made even daily wage bhogi. Bikram Thakur said that today Pradhan himself has to work as a watchman – the more shameful situation has never been in the Panchayati Raj system.
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