DW BUREAU / SHIMLA

Chief Minister Thakur Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu appealed to all the voters of the state to cast their vote on June 1 and said that this time the election is between honesty and dishonesty. He said that election is the biggest festival of democracy and everyone's participation in this festival is very important. Every vote is precious in the election. He said that this time the election is not an ordinary election because this time the election is between the saleable and the sustainable. It is time to teach a lesson to those who have tried to buy votes with money power.

The Chief Minister said that during the last one and a half year tenure, the Congress government stood with the people of the state in every happiness and sorrow. In the disaster, the Congress government gave a special package of Rs 4500 crore and rehabilitated 22 thousand disaster-affected families. He said that the Congress government provided pension to 1.36 lakh government employees. In the one and a quarter year tenure, the dearness allowance was increased by seven percent and the diet money of police personnel was increased to Rs 1000. Along with this, the arrears of pensioners are also being cleared.

The Chief Minister said that the Congress government has made schemes for the welfare of other classes along with the working class. He said that the Congress government started a scheme to give Rs 1500 pension to women, however the BJP created obstacles in it.
(editor@dailyworld.in)