INDIA Alliance parties have decided to campaign jointly in Mandi parliament constituency in favour of Congress candidate Vikaramaditya Singh.
In a joint press conference at Mandi on Wednesday , working president of Mandi district Congress committee Shashi Sharma, CPM state secretariat member Kushal Bhardwaj, former national secretariat member of CPI Deshraj Sharma, state vice president of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Sher Singh and Mandi district president of CITU Bhupender Pathania said , “ The INDIA Alliance parties in Himachal Pradesh have decided to campaign jointly in the ensuing parliament election and would campaign for Congress candidate Vikramaditya Singh in Mandi parliament constituency .”
They said , “ Today people have become disenchanted with the Modi government and now looking towards an alternative as promises of giving employment to youths, bringing down prices of essential commodities and other poll promises have not been fulfilled during its ten years rule .”
Accusing the Modi government for throttling the voices of dissent and putting in jail many opposition leaders including elected Chief Ministers, they said,” Many leaders have been put in jails and democratic principles are being given a goby, endangering the very foundation of our Democracy and the Constitution of India.”
The INDIA Alliance leaders asserted, “This election will decide whether the Constitution and Democracy will survive in India or not and thus voters of Mandi should ensure victory of Vikramaditya Singh and defeat BJP in the election to save Democracy.”