Himachal Pradesh: ITBP man joins BJP in uniform, triggers controversy

DHARAMSHALA: BJP gave the ammunition to Congress by making an ITBP official joining the party in uniform publicly in presence of chief minister Jairam Thakur during a political rally of party candidate

Kishan Kapoor

at Dari area near here. The ITBP man was a retired commandant. He came to the political stage with medals, stars and badges on his uniform.



Leader of Opposition,

Mukesh Agnihotri

reacting at this move said that BJP has crossed all the limits, its leaders are already cashing on armed forces and martyrdom across the country. But this is the height that now people from paramilitary forces are coming in uniform to political rallies, he added.

“BJP is misusing its power, the leaders are already cashing on martyrdom of jawans and on armed forces to get votes. But it is a shameful act of the party leaders that they have given up respect for the uniform also and has made it a political affair now” he said.

ITBP commandant

Om Parkash

retired from his job four years back, he said. He was the assistant commandant at

Arunachal Pradesh

during the time of his retirement from paramilitary force.

“I have retired four years back from Arunachal Pradesh as assistant commandant. I am with the BJP by heart but joined the party formally today” he said. When asked about his uniform, he said that he had taken permission for the same. Om Parkash revealed that he is a resident of

Kangra constituency

from Sohda village near here. The pictures of the ITBP man has already gone viral triggering reactions from various ends.

Congress has already filed a complaint against BJP for pressurizing government officials in Himachal to gather crowd in party rallies. BJP had organized a massive rally here on Friday to mark the nomination filling of its party candidate Kishan Kapoor from Kangra Lok Sabha.