Shimla, Feb. 19 -- All India Congress Committee member and former Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee president on Thursday described the discontinuation of the Revenue Deficit Grant (RDG) to Himachal Pradesh as a "grave injustice" and warned that any move detrimental to the state's interests would be intolerable.
Addressing the media, the former Member of Parliament urged BJP leaders from the state to rise above party lines and oppose the Centre's decision with a sincere and clear stand.
She said, "The withdrawal of RDG would have an adverse impact on the state's fragile economy and could hamper its long-term development prospects."Singh maintained that hill states like Himachal Pradesh cannot sustain their delicate Himalayan ecology and...