Shimla, Feb. 6 -- A two-day MLAs' priority planning meeting began in Shimla on Friday under the chairmanship of Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, with discussions focused on constituency-wise development priorities. In the first session, 11 legislators from the Una, Hamirpur, and Sirmaur districts participated.

Speaking to the media and later to ANI, BJP MLA from Una, Satpal Satti, alleged that development work in the state had come to a standstill due to an acute financial crunch and administrative apathy.

He said that under the annual planning process, MLAs set their priorities before the government for projects funded through NABARD or other state heads, but the government's repeated response, whether during the...