Shimla, June 27 -- Leader of Opposition and former Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Saturday accused the Congress government in Himachal Pradesh of deliberately delaying the election of Chairpersons and Vice-Chairpersons in Panchayati Raj Institutions and Urban Local Bodies to facilitate "horse-trading" and overturn the people's mandate.
Addressing a press conference here, Thakur alleged that the state government had initially attempted to defer the local body elections by invoking the Disaster Management Act, amending election rules and creating procedural hurdles. However, following the intervention of the High Court and the Supreme Court, the elections had to be conducted within the court-mandated deadline.
He claimed that despite comp...