Shimla, March 12 -- Crediting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Health Minister JP Nadda, Himachal Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Rajeev Bindal on Wednesday hailed the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Bilaspur as a monumental achievement for the state's healthcare sector. He also criticised the Congress government in the state, saying that it was "deeply troubled" as AIIMS was working for the welfare of the people.

"We must express our gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda for not only granting Himachal an AIIMS but also ensuring that it emerges as a state-of-the-art medical institution in record time," Bindal said while addressing the media here.

He re...