Kangra, Sep 4 (Representative) Congress spokesman Span Sood on Tuesday said instead of shedding crocodile tears on the financial condition of the state, the Himachal Pradesh BJP leaders should discuss with the Modi government at the centre about the political enmity being shown towards the state. He said the BJP leaders should fulfil their political responsibility by talking to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to give priority to the outstanding liabilities of Himachal Pradesh in the interest of the state. Sood, calling the BJP “anti-Himachal Pradesh”, said the four Lok Sabha and two Rajya Sabha MPs of the saffron outfit, who belong to the hilly state, will never open their mouths in the interest of the state in front of Modi. He alleged that as soon as the state’s Sukhu government was formed, the Modi led dispensation at the Centre started taking political revenge by using the economic condition of the state as its shield.
He further said during the tenure of the Congress government, which has completed two years of its term under the leadership of Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu, the eligible people of the state are getting financial benefits through various government departments. The Congress leader said the children of orphaned and widowed women of the state are being given financial grants by opening the treasury for higher education. Under the Indira Gandhi Pyari Behna Sukh-Samman Nidhi Yojana, eligible women of the state above the age of 18 years are being given Rs 1500 per month. He said with the aim of making the state self-reliant by 2027, important steps are being taken to strengthen the economic system of the state under the leadership of Chief Minister Sukhu. Sood said due to the efficient economic policies of the government in the state in 2023, the revenue deficit has reduced by Rs 1800 crore.
He said that the Central Government is not giving about Rs 9042 crore of PDNA even after repeated requests of the state government. He said that for the last two years, the Centre is not giving the GST amount to the state government. As a result, the state’s income has reduced by 2000 to 3000 crore rupees. He said the Chief Minister is a political warrior. He knows how to deal with the challenges of the discriminatory policies of the Modi government of the Centre towards the state.Congress leader further said that every citizen of the state is supporting Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu, who has a dream of making the state the most prosperous state of the country by 2027.