With an eye on the upcoming Assembly elections in the State, due later this year, the Himachal Pradesh Government on Friday doled out sops for voters, even as the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) claimed the recent announcements by the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP)-led government were a result of the latter’s “fear” of the AAP ahead of the elections.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur presided over the 75th State-level “Himachal Day” function held at Chamba town, where he announced 50% discounted fare for women in buses of the Himachal Roadways Transport Corporation.
He also declared that all consumers using up to 125 units of electricity would get a “zero (no charge) bill” from July 1, which he said would benefit about 11.5 lakh electricity consumers across the State.
