He said that the approach followed by Congress of "family first, party next and nation last" is hampering the image and growth of the nation at large.
"Thanks to the back and forth by the CM on the India- Pakistan match, HP not only incurred losses due to the cancellation of the match but no team now wishes to play in Dharamsala given their concern over security," Thakur said.
Commenting on the proposal by Singh on hosting IPL and thereby offering tax exemption, hesaid, "Unfortunately, the world does not move as per Singh's whims and fancies, helping him to satisfy his political agendas.
Thakur said he was concerned not because the cancellation of Dharamsala as its venue but because HP was shown in a poor light.
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