Shimla, February 18 Himachal Pradesh BJP president Rajiv Bindal accused the Congress-led state government of spreading false narratives regarding the Revenue Deficit Grant and central aid on Wednesday.
In a statement, he said that at the all-party meeting convened on February 13 to discuss the Centre's discontinuation of Revenue Deficit Grants (RDG), BJP leaders listened to the discussions, including the report presented by the finance secretary, for nearly two hours. However, as soon as they started presenting facts drawn from the same report, interruptions began, Bindal alleged.
He said that the Congress leaders pinned the entire blame for the state's financial crisis on the Central government and used objectionable language at the meeting, to which the BJP leaders strongly protested and walked out.
Revenue Deficit Grant is the fund released by the Union government as per the Finance Commission's recommendations, to meet the gap in a state's revenue accounts after devolution.
"Despite receiving nearly Rs 27,000 crore in RDG and crores more rupees under various heads in the last three-and-a-half years, institutions are being closed in Himachal Pradesh and development has come to a standstill. People are suffering," the BJP chief said.
He said that the Union government has extended unprecedented support to Himachal Pradesh across all development sectors, yet it has been pushed into economic crises due to alleged financial mismanagement and administrative failure by the state government.
Bindal added that the BJP's stand is not political but rooted in public interest, transparency and accountability, and the party will continue to present facts before the people.
