Speaking to ANI after addressing a press conference, Butail outlined the achievements of the Department of Digital Technologies over the past three years, with a special focus on the expansion of e-district services and data-driven governance.
He criticised the BJP for walking out of the meeting midway, terming the move highly condemnable. "It appeared the BJP was not willing to stand for the rights of the State and had attended the meeting only under public pressure before leaving it midway," he said.
The meeting was called following the 16th Finance Commission's reported decision to discontinue the Revenue Deficit Grant to certain states, including Himachal Pradesh.
The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, on Thursday, asserted that the discontinuation of the Revenue Deficit Grant (RDG) will not hamper developmental activities in the state.
During the protest, participants prominently raised demands including the repeal of the four "anti-worker" labour codes, a halt to the eviction of farmers from their land and homes, provision of cultivable land to landless and poor farmers, withdrawal of what they termed anti-farmer tarif
Speaking to ANI in Shimla, Vijendra Mehra, President of CITU Himachal Pradesh, said the strike was organised on the call of 10 central trade unions, including CITU, and supported by dozens of national federations working in both the government and non-government sectors.
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Himachal Pradesh, in collaboration with CII FACE (Food and Agriculture Centre of Excellence), organised a day-long interactive session titled "Enabling a Competitive and Climate-Resilient Apple Economy" in Shimla today.
Vikramaditya Singh said, "There should be no wasteful expenditure. The state is facing a financial crisis. But Himachal will come out of this crisis and once again become a strong state. Similar crises occurred during previous governments as well, but the state continued to progress and w
He emphasised that this abolition of RDG would deprive the state of approximately Rs 10,000 crore annually between 2026 and 2031, effectively stripping the people of their rightful dues. The Chief Minister remarked that, "Instead of targeting me, BJP leaders should approach the Prime Mini
With political exchanges intensifying in Himachal Pradesh over the Revenue Deficit Grant (RDG) and the state's financial condition, BJP's co-incharge for Himachal Pradesh Sanjay Tandon on Wednesday accused the Congress government of attempting to shift blame to the Centre to cover up its
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Wednesday urged BJP leaders to take up the issue of Revenue Deficit Grant (RDG) with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asserting that the discontinuation of RDG would severely impact the hill state's economy.
He claimed that the state's financial condition has become precarious and that the government is now attempting to use the RDG issue as an excuse to backtrack on its poll guarantees.