Shimla, Oct. 29 -- The revenue, horticulture and tribal development minister Jagat Singh Negi lashed out at Bharatiya Janata Party for "misleading" and dismissed the claims over alleged dilution of Section 118 of the Himachal Pradesh Tenancy and Land Reforms Act. "No tampering or amendment has been made, and no change is possible without the approval of the state assembly," said Negi, while interacting with the media on Tuesday. Taking a swipe at the leader of Opposition, Negi said, "Leader of Opposition Jai Ram Thakur seems disturbed because his name has reportedly been dropped from the list of BJP's probable chief ministerial candidates. This is why he is making baseless and unbalanced statements. There has been no tampering with Section 118, and without the assembly's approval, no amendment can be made." Negi clarified that the only amendment brought earlier in the assembly pertained to religious institutions, enabling them to sell land up to 150 bighas for religious purposes, and that too after due permission. "That was the only amendment made in the Bill and at that time the Opposition had raised no objections and they even supported it. The Opposition is now spreading misinformation just to mislead people," he said. He also accused the Centre of deliberately financially weakening the state, saying,"First, they tried to topple our government politically and failed. Now, they are trying to weaken us financially by withholding GST compensation, revenue deficit grants, and disaster relief funds. The BJP wants to destabilise the state government in every way possible."...