Shimla, March 12 : State Congress t said it would win upcoming Shimla Mincipal Corporation Election wresting civic body from ruling BJP. HPCC chief Kuldeep Singh Rathore said while presiding over party Manifesto Committee for the SMC at Rajiv Bhawan here Saturday. He said repeating party victory on the line of recently held by election in the state and civic body polls it would emerge victorious in the SMC wrestling the power from ruling party. He said party had invited suggestions from people to include in the party’s manifesto. He said manifesto would be completely focused on providing relief to the people as well as solving their problems who suffered due to indecisive and misrule of BJP in last five years. He said people of town were forced to pay hefty power, water, garbage bills and bus fare was increased twice in last five years. “A draft for the development of the newly merged areas should also keep their demands as commerical charges of water and power being charged from them” Mr Rathore said.The entire development of Shimla city took place during the Congress and former Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh government. The BJP ruled M cipal Corporation has proved to be a complete failure in resolving the people’s problems. The Manifesto would completely be devoted towards the development of Shimla town so it was facing stepmotherly treatment after ban on the construction activities by the NGT. ML SY 1604
