Shimla, March 10 -- The Himachal Pradesh Assembly's Budget session, beginning Monday (March 10), is expected to be a stormy affair as the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) preparedto put the ruling Congress Government on the defensive over a range of issues, including the state's precarious financial health, delayed salaries and pensions, and the controversial move to seek funds from temple trusts for government schemes.
The 16-day session will witness Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu presenting his government's third Budget on March 17, an exercise that will be closely scrutinized amid growing concerns over the state's economic crisis. Ahead of the session, Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania on Sunday convened an all-party meeting,...