Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision to stay the Himachal Pradesh High Court’s directive to initiate disqualification proceedings against MLAs appointed as Chief Parliamentary Secretaries (CPS) in Himachal Pradesh.
A spokesperson of the ED said in a press statement on Tuesday that both the accused were produced before the Special Court (PMLA), Ghaziabad on Tuesday.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu while presiding over a high level meeting on Monday, said that the sate government was contemplating to formulate a new compassionate employment policy.
Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said that the scheme, which currently benefits approximately 6,000 orphan children across the state, will now extend its support to additional children facing challenging circumstances.
Himachal Pradesh BJP president Rajeev Bindal had been the health minister in the party-led government from 2007 to 2012.
Furthermore, to expand the forest cover, the government will give the responsibility of increasing forests to Mahila Mandals and for this, they will also be given incentive money.
Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu made this announcement during the Question Hour in the Assembly on Wednesday during the ongoing Monsoon session.
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama returned to Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday after a successful knee replacement surgery in New York.
The Congress’ ‘enthusiasm’ over the introduction of the Unified Pension Scheme - an initiative they have labelled as a rollback of the BJP-led government's policies - has elicited a fresh critique from the BJP.
He said this while addressing the gathering during an event organized to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Jogindra Cooperative Bank in Solan on Tuesday evening.
