Shimla, Feb. 3 -- Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee (HPCC) president Vinay Kumar on Monday alleged that the Union government has meted out "step-motherly treatment" to the state in the Union Budget for 2026-27. Addressing mediapersons in Shimla, he said the Congress had expected special consideration for Himachal Pradesh, particularly in view of the repeated natural disasters that have hit the state over the past two to three years.

"We fail to understand why this has been done," Vinay Kumar said. He said chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu had repeatedly met the Prime Minister, the Union finance minister and home minister, raising the state's concerns and expectations.

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