Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday slammed the BJP, saying it wants to “crush Himachal people’s right to choose their government by misusing money power, central agencies”.
Amidst the political crisis in the hill state, it is learnt Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge spoke to former party chief Rahul Gandhi and General Secretary Priyanka Vadra on the developments.
Top leadership of the Congress rushed former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar to Shimla to meet legislators of the party, which risks losing power in the state.
A senior Congress legislator said that Priyanka Gandhi is supporting continuation of incumbent Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, at least till the Lok Sabha elections.