Hamirpur (HP), Feb. 9 -- Himachal Pradesh BJP MLA Inder Dutt Lakhanpal launched a sharp attack on the Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Monday calling the state government's decision to stop MLA funds as a blatant betrayal of the people.
In a statement, the Barsar MLA alleged that this was not a result of any economic compulsion, but "rather exposes the dictatorial, undemocratic, and completely anti-people mindset of a government steeped in arrogance of power".
Lakhanpal said that MLA funds are not a political grant, but a lifeline for small but extremely essential development works for the common people. Through these funds, roads in villages, drinking water schemes, basic facilities in schools, strengthening of health centers, an...