War of words erupts between Cong, BJP over poll guarantees

A war of words erupted between the Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) when the latter accused the former of "breach of trust", during the debate on the motion of thanks to the governor's address.

- Shailee Dogra

SHIMLA:

BJP's Una MLA Satpal Singh Satti, lashing out at Congress, said, "They (Congress) made governor read lies which is breach of trust".

He said that Congress is misleading and lying regarding fulfilling six guarantees even when the government had failed to fulfill even one guarantee.

MLA Satti, while talking about the guarantee of giving ₹1,500 to women, said that during the elections the Congress promised that the amount would be given to women in the first cabinet meeting, but now it is being talked about implementing it in a phased manner. He said that the word "phased" was not used anywhere during the election campaign, but as soon as it came to power, the definition changed.

He also targeted the condition of the Jal Shakti department and taking a jibe at deputy chief minister Mukesh Agnihotri.