Shimla, Feb. 16 -- Following Himachal Pradesh Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla's decision to skip reading the full customary address in the Assembly, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Monday said the move was "not an exception" and stressed that the matter of the Revenue Deficit Grant (RDG) pertains to the state's rights.

Speaking to mediapersons in Shimla after the opening day of the Budget Session of the Himachal Pradesh Assembly, Sukhu said that governors in the past too had skipped portions of the address.

"The governor not reading the address is not an exception. Earlier, governors have also skipped reading the address," he said.

The Chief Minister clarified that the issue is not about the state government seeking aid but about ...