Shimla, Oct. 24 -- Leader of Opposition Jai Ram Thakur on Friday accused Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu of misleading the people over Himachal Pradesh's debt burden, alleging that the state government was taking loans at a faster pace while blaming the previous BJP regime for the financial situation.
Reacting to the Chief Minister's statement on the state's outstanding debt , Thakur said the Chief Minister's statements should be based on facts, but alleged that they often amounted to 'a bundle of lies or half-truths'.
Thakur claimed that the loan payout rate during the previous BJP government was 95 per cent, while it was around 50 per cent under the present government. He added that the rate during the tenure of former Chief Minis...