Hitting out at BJP, Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel said that the people of Himachal Pradesh will bid farewell by saying"Jai Ram Ji Ki" to the Jairam Thakur government.
Taking to Twitter, the Home Minister said, "The death of Shyam Saran Negi ji of Himachal, the first voter of the country is sad. From the first election of the country till now, he has voted in all the elections."
Negi had cast his first vote in independent India on October 23, 1951, in the Kalpa polling station, becoming the first voter in the country, and he cast his vote for the 34th time on November 2 this year which became his last, a feat that was acknowledged by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The witness had reportedly given a statement against the sitting Bhopal MP Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur and another accused, identified as Dayanand Pandey, of this case during the initial investigation done by Maharashtra ATS.
But today, he came before the special NIA court and was confronted
Thakur said that Congress's attitude towards development was always of 'stifling and hanging'. Congress has always put obstacles to stop the development of Himachal.
Three places in the state capital Bhopal will be renamed after BJP MP Pragya Thakur's proposal. A resolution has also been passed for the same at the Municipal Council meeting on Thursday.
Union Home Minister in his address to the poll-bound Himachal Pradesh put forth BJP's achievements and attacked the Congress alleging it made the state its "tourist spot".
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said he previous Congress governments left no stone unturned to loot Himachal, while the Bharatiya Janata Party government developed every area.