Hitting out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on December 26, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu accused the Opposition party of not standing with the people of the State in their hour of need — the devastating aftermath of the monsoon this year.
“The Central government hasn’t given any special relief package for the disaster-hit people of the State. Despite no support from the Centre, the State government is doing best to aid the disaster-affected families and has announced a Special Relief Package of ₹4,500 crore.” he said.
“Not only this, when the proposal to declare a national disaster came in the State Assembly, no BJP MLA came forward in its support. However, the State government is resolved to help the affected by reducing its expenses. Our government has even amended rules in favour of a poor person,” he added.
