Shimla, Feb. 19 -- Leader of Opposition and former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Thursday accused the state government of misleading people by presenting "wrong figures" in the Assembly over the discontinuation of the Revenue Deficit Grant (RDG), alleging that the ruling dispensation was using the issue to achieve political objectives.

Addressing a press conference in Shimla, Thakur said, "The Himachal Pradesh government is presenting wrong figures in the Assembly in the name of Revenue Deficit Grant and misleading the public to fulfil its political goals."

He said that since the Congress government assumed office under Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, it has continuously targeted the Centre despite receiving s...