Shahpur (Kangra), Oct. 19 -- Former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition Jai Ram Thakur on Monday accused the Congress government led by Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu of stalling development works and taking massive loans to allegedly benefit its close associates.
Addressing a felicitation ceremony for newly elected public representatives and a party workers' conference in Shahpur assembly constituency of Kangra district, Thakur alleged that the state's debt burden had risen to Rs 1.2 lakh crore, while development activities remained stalled across Himachal Pradesh.
He claimed that only Rs 19,600 crore was borrowed during his five-year tenure as Chief Minister, whereas the state's debt had increased from Rs 69,...