Shimla, Feb. 19 -- Seeking the Centre's intervention on the discontinuation of the Revenue Deficit Grant (RDG), Himachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri on Thursday said the state government will place its concerns before Prime Minister Narendra Modi, even as he clarified that the Cabinet's visit to Delhi was part of a pre-scheduled engagement with the Congress leadership.

Speaking with ANI before leaving for Delhi for a meeting scheduled on Friday, Agnihotri said the Himachal Pradesh Cabinet's visit had been planned earlier and was not convened specifically over the RDG issue.

"The Cabinet visit to Delhi is part of our routine meetings with the Congress high command. These meetings are held regularly. This is not a meeti...