Addressing a poll rally in Una district of Himachal Pradesh, Mr Advanisaid after the Bofors scam came to light, the voters did not spare the RajivGandhi-led government which was enjoying support of more than 400 MPs, andclaimed that the present government will also meet the same fate.
"People are eager for a change and it will start from Himachal andGujarat where the BJP governments will return to power. UPA government will bedefeated in the Lok Sabha polls which might be held in 2013 ahead ofschedule," Advani said.
He said at one side are BJP chief ministers Shanta Kumar and Prem KumarDhumal, who are popularly known as "Paniwala" and"Sadakwala" CMs for their works in the fields of road and waterinfrastructure, and on the other side is Virbhadra Singh, who has nothing tohis credit.
He also accused the HPCC president of tarnishing the image of the statedue to his alleged involvement in corruption cases.
Challenging Singh for a public debate with Dhumal, Advani said keyissues must be debated in public as it happens in the USA, and in case Singh isnot available, Leader of the Opposition Vidya Stokes should join the debate.
Advani accused the UPA government of step motherly treatment withBJP-ruled Himachal government, and said the 10-year industrial package from2003 to 2013 given to the state by the NDA government was reduced till 2007after the UPA government came to power.
He claimed that the NDA government had adopted a tough stand onterrorism and sent general Parvez Musharraf empty handed when he refused togive firm commitment on not aiding and abetting terrorism in India.
Asking people to vote overwhelmingly to strengthen democracy, Mr Advanisaid that it was a matter of concern that the voting percentage of illiterateand less educated people was more as compared to educated voters.
He blamed "wrong policies and corruption" during UPA government'stenure for the steep rise in prices of essential commodities, Advani called forousting of the Congress-led government at Centre to bring an end to this.
He said that the BJP was committed to the construction of Ram Temple atAyodhya, and hoped that legal hurdles in this regard will be removed soon.
On this occasion, Mr Advani also made a strong pitch for simultaneousAssembly and Parliamentary elections as it happened in 1952, besides a clausefor compulsory voting, and said these steps were necessary for strengtheningdemocracy.
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