Dharamshala, June 4 -- Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, during a public meeting in Haripur in Dehra assembly constituency of Kangra, on Tuesday handed over land allotment certificates to 89 Pong Dam oustees.

Sukhu said the issue of Pong Dam oustees was raised by the local MLA before the government that they have been suffering for the past 50 years and even had to struggle to get their documents. "The state government is now granting them their due rights. The remaining displaced families will also be allotted land in the near future. Additionally, each family will receive Rs.3 lakh as financial assistance for building homes," he added.

"For the past 25 years, this constituency did not have any Congress legislator. An independent ...