Leader of Opposition in Himachal Pradesh Assembly, Jairam Thakur, on Tuesday met Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and discussed the revenue deficit grant (RDG) issue.
The Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, speaking to the media in Shimla on Tuesday, accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of politicising the Revenue Deficit Grant (RDG) issue and asserted that the Congress high command would decide the party's candidate for the
Speaking with ANI before leaving for Delhi for a meeting scheduled on Friday, Agnihotri said the Himachal Pradesh Cabinet's visit had been planned earlier and was not convened specifically over the RDG issue.
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.