If PM Modi speaks on OPS, he will vote... bjp on the back foot in Himachal due to pension issue; congress hopes
Voting is to be held in himachal pradesh on november 12 and before that, the issue of OPS is being discussed in street. It is being said that the issue of the old pension scheme can be decisive in the Himachal elections.
The hill state himachal pradesh congress was considered weak till now, but the old pension scheme (OPS) bet has put it in the contest. Voting is to be held on november 12 and before that, the issue of OPS is being discussed in the street. It is being said that the issue of the old pension scheme can be decisive in the Himachal elections. Terming the new pension scheme as wrong, a retired employee said, 'I am a retiree and get the amount every month under the old pension scheme. But the safety of the new generation is also important. So the old pension scheme is an issue.
He says that we had voted for bjp only in the last election. This time we want PM narendra modi to make some promises on this issue. Only then will the vote be decided. We are waiting for them. sunil Shukla, a senior Shimla-based journalist, says, “NPS employees can prove to be decisive in the election. Their number is about one and a half lakhs. If their families are also included, they have around 3,000 votes in each assembly. In such a situation, if the employees of the new pension scheme bow down from the side of congress, then it can come into the contest.

Will bjp be able to cut OPS through new voters?

However, he considers the BJP's strong penetration among new voters. They are that new voters can go towards BJP. Modi's craze is visible among the youth. Their number is close to 3 lakhs and it will be a matter to be seen how bjp will be able to cut OPS on the trust of youth. A government employee living in Dharamsala said, “We are covered under the new pension scheme. The old scheme was better for family security. Whichever party will promise us to implement the old scheme. We will consider voting for him.

Why congress is creating an atmosphere with an old pension scheme

Congress has promised in its manifesto to implement the old pension scheme. Apart from this, congress has also implemented the OPS scheme in its ruling states like Rajasthan, and Chhattisgarh. In such a situation, she is constantly repeating that as soon as we come to power, we will implement the old pension scheme in the state. Now there is pressure on the bjp to make a big promise about it.CM jai ram thakur has said to consider the demands of the employees, but a clear announcement to implement the old scheme has not been made yet.
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08/11/2022 04:37 PM