Bilaspur (HP), February 9 Himachal Pradesh MP Anurag Singh Thakur said on Monday that the Himachal Pradesh government's economic policy has been reduced to simply taking loans to pay interest, and blamed it for burdening the state with a debt of over Rs 1 lakh crore.
During his visit to the Bilaspur district in Himachal, the former Union minister launched a scathing attack on the ruling Congress party, saying that if the government had focused on better management, resource mobilization, and expenditure reduction, the state would not have landed in this economic situation.
He claimed that the state government's economic policy has been reduced to simply taking loans to pay interest, which is continuously weakening the state's economy, according to a statement issued here.
The Lok Sabha MP said that the central government has not reduced the budget allocated for the development of Himachal Pradesh.
Referring to railway projects, Thakur said that the central government is continuously providing funds, but the state government is failing to provide its 25 per cent share and the necessary land.
He claimed that Himachal Pradesh has to contribute approximately Rs 2,200 crore for railway projects, yet the central government is still cooperating.