Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu is under fire from critics both within and outside his party who accuse his administration of...
Earlier in the day, CM's media advisor told media that protest was staged by opposition party. BJP state chief accuses Congress govt of lathi-charging those unarmed people.
As govt employees agitate for pending allowances worth crores, Himachal faces mounting debt, limited revenue sources, losses due to rains and limited support from Centre.
Congress had promised 300 free units of electricity before coming to power in 2022. The current scheme offers 125 free units and was launched by the previous BJP-led govt.
With results to assembly bypolls out, Congress now has 40 MLAs in 68-member House, while BJP has 28. In Dehra, where Sukhu’s wife was candidate, party won seat 1st time since 2012.
The bypolls were necessitated after 9 MLAs rebelled against Congress in March. Of these, the party has since won in 4 & the BJP in 2. Polls in the remaining 3 will be held on 10 July.
BJP will be able to dislodge Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu govt in Himachal Pradesh if it wins bypolls to 6 assembly seats necessitated by disqualification of rebel Congress MLAs.
British-era hydel plant in Mandi has annual turnover of Rs 200-cr. Himachal was keen to claim it after 99-yr lease expired last week but Centre order means it stays with Punjab for now.
State chief secretary indicates high court's decision will be challenged. Cash-strapped Congress govt had estimated to earn revenues worth Rs 1,800 crore per annum from power firms.
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