Summary:
SHIMLA: In Himachal Pradesh Congress party has decided to contest the Parliamentary elections on local issues. AICC incharge for state, Rajni Patil said that the party's focus would be on local issues concerning people of the state. Congress is terming it as complete violation of model code of conduct.State Congress president Kuldeep Singh Rathore has demanded that Election Commission of India should take action against BJP and stop this campaign. He said the exposing the identify of beneficiaries of schemes of centre and state is breach of their right to privacy.Expressing concern on the security of EVMs, he demanded that security of EVMs should be handed over to army. She said that farmers of Himachal Pradesh are suffering huge loss due to heavy import of apple from countries like Australia and China as imported apple is cheaper than local produce.She said that before assembly elections 69 national highways were promised but nothing has happened so far..