“Not asking Punjab for anything, in fact they do not have anything to give,” says Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Himachal Pradesh’s stake in Chandigarh Premium
The Hindu
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu says the State has been deprived of its legitimate rights, and the Congress government intends to resolve the long-standing issues surrounding its rights with the neighbouring States. In an exclusive interview with The Hindu, Mr. Sukhu says his government had inherited a legacy debt of over ₹75,000 crore from the previous Bharatiya Janta Party regime and, to revive the economy, is focussing on harnessing hydro, hydrogen, and solar energy resources, besides adhering to fiscal discipline. Putting an end to speculation regarding Cabinet expansion, Mr. Sukhu says that all three vacant positions in his Cabinet would be filled soon pending the nod from the party high command.
Over six months into power in Himachal Pradesh, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu asserts that the State has been deprived of its legitimate rights from the very beginning, and the Congress government intends to resolve, on priority, the long-standing issues surrounding its rights with the neighbouring States which have been in abeyance for several years.
In an exclusive interview with The Hindu, Mr. Sukhu says his government had inherited a debt of over ₹75,000 crore from the previous Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) regime. To revive the economy the government is focussing on harnessing hydro, hydrogen, and solar energy resources, besides adhering to fiscal discipline.
Putting an end to speculation regarding Cabinet expansion, he says that all three vacant positions in his Cabinet would be filled soon, for which deliberations have been completed and the nod from ‘high command’ is awaited.
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