CM blames BJP’s wrong policies for Himachal’s financial woes, opposition walks out
Chief Minister Sukhu claimed that the state has overcome the economic crisis and is now moving on the path of financial discipline.
Chief Minister Sukhu claimed that the state has overcome the economic crisis and is now moving on the path of financial discipline.
Among the six rebel Congress MLAs, Chaitanya Sharma and Devender Bhutto had become MLAs for the first time.
The three MLAs, along with six Congress rebel MLAs, had voted in favour of BJP candidate Harsh Mahajan for the Rajya Sabha elections held on February 27.
The protesting MLAs included Hoshyar Singh representing the Dehra Assembly constituency, Ashish Sharma, Hamirpur, and K L Thakur, Nalagarh.
The Himachal Pradesh Assembly on Wednesday witnessed a ruckus during Question Hour on the issue of the construction of the Bulk Drug Park at Una and the Medical Device Park at Nalagarh.
Before the walkout, there was a huge uproar in the House on Wednesday, during the stop-work motion brought by the Opposition in the Assembly.
The former chief minister said that many important issues were discussed in the meeting.
Amidst a tight contest, the counting of votes for the 68-member BJP-ruled Himachal Pradesh Assembly began on Thursday morning with tight security arrangements.
Confident of getting majority in Himachal Assembly polls, Congress is preparing to protect the MLAS, who will be elected, from poaching as the party has deputed senior leaders to keep the flock together. It has also made a plan to shift the MLAS to Rajasthan.
Rs 20 lakh announced for martyr Tilak Raj, who was from Kangra; he is survived by his wife and two sons, the youngest one 30 days old
