New Delhi, Feb. 21 -- Himachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri said that the State is staring at a revenue deficit of Rs 10, 000 crore following the discontinuation of Revenue Deficit Grant by the Union Government.

Addressing reporters here after meeting party president Mallikarjun Kharge and Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi in the national capital a day earlier, Agnihotri flagged the financial strain on the hill state following the discontinuation of the Revenue Deficit Grant (RDG). "The Centre is trying to weaken the states, especially those ruled by Congress. We discussed the revenue deficit grant. Himachal Pradesh is going to face a revenue deficit of Rs 10,000 crore. We had been receiving the grant for the ...