‘Three Years of Debt and Distress’: BJP Chief Rajeev Bindal Slams Himachal Govt Ahead of December 4 Protest

State BJP president Rajeev Bindal today alleged that while the Congress government is preparing to celebrate three years in office, the period has in reality been marked by administrative breakdown, rising debt and growing public distress. Speaking to the media at the BJP office in Una, Bindal said the party will hold a protest in Dharamsala on December 4 to highlight what he called the government’s failures.

The Congress government in Himachal Pradesh completes three years on December 11, and according to reports, plans are underway to mark the occasion with a celebration in Mandi. Bindal said there was nothing to celebrate, claiming the past three years had seen a steady decline in governance and deterioration of public systems across the state.

He alleged that law and order had collapsed, with incidents of rape, murder, robbery, extortion and dacoity becoming more frequent. He accused the government of allowing “mafia culture” to thrive, creating an atmosphere of fear and insecurity.

Bindal further claimed that the people of Himachal Pradesh had been burdened with heavy debt, while the Sukhu government had failed to use the borrowed funds for public welfare. He said unemployed youth felt deceived by the Congress’s unfulfilled promise of large-scale job creation, one of its key election guarantees.

Instead of providing employment, the government had abolished nearly 1.5 lakh posts, Bindal said, adding that young people were being exploited through temporary “Mitra” roles—such as Rogi Mitra and Van Mitra—that offered no path to regularisation.

He also criticised the Congress for winning the election on what he called false guarantees—including ₹1,500 per month for 28 lakh women, permanent jobs up to the age of 58, and major decisions in the first Cabinet meeting. “Today, all these promises have proved hollow,” he said.