Rebel MLA Jabs Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister

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Himachal Pradesh Congress rebel Rajinder Rana on Monday said no emperor can retain his seat through intimidation. A day earlier, an independent MP and the father of another rebel were booked for “electoral offenses” related to the recent federal parliament polls.

The cases were registered against Ashish Sharma, an independent MP from Hamirpur and the father of Chetanya Sharma, the now-disqualified MP from Gargret, among others, based on complaints filed by Congress MPs Sanjay Avasthi and Bhuvneshwar Gaur.

Ashish and Chetaniya were among the six Congress rebels and three independents who voted for BJP nominee Harsh Mahajan in the recently held Lok Sabha polls.

Posting an indirect attack on Facebook on Monday, Rana said, “You cannot win a battle by attacking from behind like a coward. A real warrior fights from the front… No ‘King’ can save his chair by intimidation and registering false cases .” Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sohu.

“Time will also consider those who register cases and those who register them. Is it a change in the system to stop an MLA’s business and allow friends to rob?” he posed.

Meanwhile, six Congress rebels and three independent MLAs, who voted for the BJP candidate in the recent Lok Sabha polls, in a joint statement accused the government of registering false cases against them and their relatives to impose pressure.

They said in a statement that this went against the spirit of democracy and would not help save governments in need of ventilators, insisting they would not be intimidated by such tactics.

Congress MPs Sanjay Avasthi and Bhuvneshwar Gaur filed a complaint seeking prosecution for “electoral crimes” in a series of incidents since the February 27 Lok Sabha polls , bribery and criminal conspiracy. They alleged “horse trading and abuse of power.” money to influence elections.”

The development prompted a strong reaction from the disqualified MLAs.

On Sunday, Mr Rana maintained, “With this attitude, the chief minister should be prepared to face the consequences ahead. If the chief minister thinks he can win hearts and minds by filing false complaints, he is wrong and these pressure The strategy will be of no avail.” Six Congress rebels – Sudhir Sharma, Ravi Thakur, Rajinder Rana, Inder Dutt Lakhanpal, Chetanya Sharma and Devinder Kumar Bhutto – cross-voted for the BJP , were disqualified from voting in the House of Representatives for flouting the whip. Government support was cut during the motion and budget. They filed a case in the Supreme Court against their disqualification.

The three independent MLAs who voted for the BJP in the Lok Sabha polls are Ashish Sharma, Hoshiyar Singh and KL Thakur.

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