Chandigarh, Feb. 28 -- Former Haryana finance minister, Sampat Singh on Thursday blamed the BJP government in the state for making a number of state universities debt ridden.

The Congress leader at a briefing said that in the last three years, 22 state universities have accumulated a debt of about Rs.6,625 crore. He said that this financial burden resulted from the state government's decision to convert grant-in-aid meant for research, teaching, and other university expenses into loans.

Singh said that the state universities have already spent Rs.5,416 crore from these loans, with the remaining amount expected to be utilised by the end of the current financial year.

Singh said the government's approach is aimed at cutting financial ass...