Shimla, Aug. 7 -- Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Thursday said that properties acquired through corrupt practices would be confiscated and distributed among the poor and individuals possessing disproportionate assets would be required to explain the legitimate sources of their wealth. After dedicating and laying the foundation stones for various development projects worth around Rs.48 crore in Kasumpti assembly constituency, Sukhu, while addressing the gathering reiterated that Congress government was firmly committed to protecting the interests and resources of the people of Himachal. Criticising the Bharatiya Janata Party, Sukhu alleged that the previous saffron party government weakened the state's assets and had allotted nearly 5,000 bighas of land in Baddi to industrialists at throwaway prices under the guise of industrial packages. The CM also shared that the state had secured a significant legal victory in the Wildflower Hall case and had also ensured an 18% free power share from JSW without compromising the state's interests. He also mentioned the Kishau Dam project saying that the government had successfully safeguarded the state's interests by taking a firm and principled stand on the issue. Sharing about the schemes by the government, Sukhu said that 1.75 lakh poor families had been identified through a comprehensive survey and that the state government would soon launch the "Apna Parivar-Sukhi Parivar Yojana" for their socio-economic upliftment. He further said that the government was also preparing a new scheme to provide health insurance coverage to nearly 10 lakh eligible families. The CM also inaugurated the newly constructed Block Development Office building in Mashobra and laid the foundation stone of the HPPWD Division Office at Bhattakufar to be constructed at a cost of Rs.6 crore, the HPPWD sub-division office at Baldeyan in Mashobra to be built at a cost of Rs.3.64 crore and the new ITI building at Mashobra, which will be constructed at an estimated cost of Rs.12 crore. In addition, he laid the foundation stone of a link road project to be executed at a cost of nearly Rs.22 crore, aimed at improving road connectivity in the constituency. Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu launched the week-long afforestation week under the municipal corporation Shimla's 'Green Shimla, Our Shimla' campaign by planting a sapling at his official residence Oak Over....