Dharamshala, Dec. 2 -- Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, on the fourth day of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly's winter session on Monday, said that the hill state is going through a serious financial crisis.

Sukhu was responding to a query raised by Leader of Opposition (LoP) Jai Ram Thakur regarding the pending MLA Area Development Fund during the Zero Hour. The opposition BJP legislators had earlier on November 27 held a protest against the state government for not releasing the MLA area development fund.

Speaking in the House, Sukhu said, "The MLA funds are the right of MLAs. And it is also true that the state is going through a serious financial crisis. After two installments, we are facing issues in releasing the thi...