Dharamshala, Jan. 12 -- Welcoming the verdict of the Himachal Pradesh high court on panchayati raj elections, BJP state president Rajeev Bindal launched a sharp attack on the Congress government and the chief minister (CM) Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu. In a statement on Sunday, he said that the decision delivered by the high court is in the larger interest of the people of the state, strengthens democracy, and is fully in consonance with the spirit of the Constitution. The verdict has been widely welcomed and appreciated by the people across the state. Rejecting the state government's plea to defer panchayat elections by six months, the Himachal HC on January 9 had directed the government to conduct the elections to PRI and urban local bodies before April 30. Bindal said that, in contrast, the comments made by the CM on the HC's decision are extremely unfortunate, objectionable, and undermine the dignity of the judiciary. The language and choice of words used are tantamount to contempt of the HC. "Such remarks not only show disregard for constitutional institutions but also strike at the very foundations of democratic values," he said. The BJP state president claimed that it is no secret that the Himachal Pradesh State Election Commission had completed all preparations to hold Panchayati Raj elections during December-January. "Despite this, the Congress government, acting against democracy and the Panchayati Raj system, made every possible attempt to delay the polls. When the matter reached the HC, the court delivered a clear, firm, and decisive verdict in favour of the people, democracy, and the Constitution," he said. Bindal said that making unwarranted comments on the HC verdict is not in the interest of the state. Such statements amount to an attempt to interfere with the functioning of the judiciary, which the BJP will never accept....