Shimla, April 19 -- The Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu-led Congress government in Himachal Pradesh is facing fire from the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over what the latter calls a "disproportionate" allocation of government advertisements to Congress-affiliated publications -- National Herald and Sunday Navjeevan.
However, the Congress has strongly rebutted these allegations, accusing the previous BJP government of spending even more on Sangh-affiliated publications.
The row erupted after official data, tabled in the Himachal Pradesh Assembly, revealed that the state's Department of Public Relations spent Rs 97.9 lakh on National Herald and Rs 18.6 lakh on Sunday Navjeevan from January one, 2023, to February 20, 2025 - a total of Rs ...