Shimla, Feb. 17 -- Himachal Pradesh assembly on Tuesday again witnessed some heated scenes over the issue of revenue deficit grant (RDG) discontinuation with Congress asking Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to "speak up for state's right" and BJP accusing the government of "misleading".

Deputy chief minister (CM) Mukesh Agnihotri, who carried the Constitution to the assembly, asked the saffron party legislators to clear their stand on RDG. Terming RDG as the "right of the state" under the federal system provided under the Constitution, Agnihotri said, "Over the last few years the rights of states are being diluted."

Urging the BJP to rise above party lines, Agnihotri said "Today it is about the future of the state if you don't stand with th...