Shimla, Feb. 11 -- Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said that BJP leaders here should champion the interests of the people of the state on the issue of the withdrawal of the Revenue Deficit Grant (RDG).

"Instead of targeting me, BJP leaders should approach the Prime Minister for the reinstatement of the RDG. I have appealed to them on numerous occasions to come forward together, but I know they will never do so."

Sukhu noted that while he has repeatedly appealed for a unified front on this issue, he remains sceptical about BJP leaders' willingness to cooperate with the sitting government.

Speaking about his meeting with former Union Finance Minister and senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram in New Delhi, the Chief...