Himachal Pradesh Congress president Pratibha Singh questioned Bollywood actress and BJP candidate from Himachal's Mandi Lok sabha seat Kangna Ranaut over her contribution during last year's Himachal floods as she (Kangana) calls herself Himachal's daughter.
Himachal Pradesh Congress President Pratibha Singh on Thursday expressed her willingness to contest against Kangana Ranaut from the Mandi Lok Sabha seat if directed by the top leadership of the grand old party.
Himachal Pradesh Congress president Pratibha Singh said that the decision on distributing tickets will be made after taking to the high command and meeting in the national capital on April 5 and 6.
Himachal Pradesh Congress chief Pratibha Singh expressed her happiness about Kangana Ranaut being fielded as BJP's candidate from Mandi Lok Sabha seat, however, she raised questions on her role following her sudden entry into the politics being a celebrity.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu and state Congress president Pratibha Singh slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government at the Center for 'freezing the bank accounts of Congress' ahead of Lok Sabha elections and termed it as the 'murder of democracy.'
The senior Congress leader and former Minister, Ram Lal Thakur on Wednesday stated that the state party Chief Pratibha Singh is the only candidate who can win the Mandi parliamentary seat.
According to an official release, the committee include Himachal CM Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu, state party president Pratibha Singh, Deputy CM Mukesh Agnihotri, Congress leader Kaul Singh Thakur, Dhaniram Shandil and Ram Lal Thakur.
Undettered by the critical remarks made by congress leaders and the internal strife in the Himachal Pradesh Congress, CM Sukhvinder Sukhu on Saturday affirmed that he still has support of 80 percent MLAs in the state.
Reacting to the Congress Observers' statement that CM Sukhu will continue for 5 years, Himachal Pradesh Congress president Pratibha Singh asserted that "Observer ke bolne se kya hota hai', it is the people who will decide what will happen in the future."
Amid the political uncertainty in Himachal Pradesh, state Congress chief Pratibha Singh on Friday asserted that the Bharatiya Janata Party's work is better than that of the grand old party.
As the Congress national observers brokered in a truce in Himachal amid fears of a churn at the helm, Leader of Opposition Jairam Thakur on Thursday said the ruling party may have saved the government for now but the chances of survival in the coming days were 'slim'.