Shimla, Feb. 16 -- Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Monday rejected the allegations of the Opposition BJP on the discontinuation of the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) and the privatisation of Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board (HPSEB).
He stated this while intervening following the allegations of Leader of Opposition Jai Ram Thakur in the state Legislative Assembly.
The LoP was participating in the discussion moved by the government under Rule 102 on discontinuation of Revenue Deficit Grant (RDG) by the 16th Finance Commission.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Harsh Wardhan Chauhan, while presenting the resolution, said that under 275 and 280 of the Constitution, the state had been receiving RDG from the 5th to 16th Finance Commiss...