Shimla, Jan. 29 -- Himachal Pradesh's Technical Education, Housing, and Town and Country Planning Minister Rajesh Dharmani addressed a press conference in Shimla on Wednesday, outlining the state's financial condition, debt burden, and the steps taken by the Congress government to improve fiscal discipline and foster economic growth.

Dharmani stated that when the Congress government assumed office, it inherited a debt burden of Rs 75,000 crore, along with additional liabilities exceeding Rs 10,000 crore, making the total inherited financial burden over Rs 85,000 crore.

He underlined that the previous BJP government had left behind a debt of Rs 85,000 crore, which the current Congress administration had been repaying. "The opposition wan...