‘Agnihotri failed to bring in investment during his term’

SHIMLA: Lashing out at leader of opposition Mukesh Agnihotri, state BJP chief Satpal Satti said Agnihotri was targeting the state government over the investors’ meet to distract the people.

“How much investment did he bring when he was the minister of industry? If he sees Himachal through a developmental prospective, he will realise that HP is witnessing all-round development. Under the leadership of Jai Ram Thakur, the state government is corruption-free and progressive ,” Satti said.

“This Investors’ Meet will

employment opportunities to lakhs of youngsters in the state. The government has signed 703 Mous worth ₹93,000 crore, which can employ 1, 60,000 people.” He said “Himachal was ranked as the best in the country in implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Matritva Vandana Yojana. The state received three awards for best work under the Pradhan Mantri Gramin Sadak Yojana, first prize for best work in Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awas Yojana. As many as four awards have been received for outstanding work in the health sector. Our department of language, arts and culture has been honoured by the “Earth Day Netprovide work” for successfully implementing the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan at 36 temple complexes.” Satti said, “The Congress government had wasted at least ₹45,000 crore during its reign. This was revealed in a report presented by the CAG in the Assembly. The charges are being investigated.”