Shimla, Jan. 16 -- The internal rift within the Himachal Pradesh cabinet over PWD minister Vikramaditya Singh's remarks against non-Himachali officers widened on Tuesday as education minister Rohit Thakur came out in his support.

Thakur termed Singh an "efficient minister" and urged chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu to intervene and clear any "doubts" to prevent the situation from escalating.

The controversy erupted after Vikramaditya posted on social media alleging that certain senior IAS and IPS officers from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar were "undermining Himachaliyat" and lacked concern for the state. His comments drew a sharp reaction from the state's IAS and IPS Officers' Associations, who formally lodged a protest with the governme...