A brief monsoon session, the last of this term, is likely to be a stormy affair as the Opposition Congress will leave no stone unturned to hit out at the BJP government.
The last session of the 13th Himachal Pradesh assembly began on Wednesday. This four-day monsoon session (August 10-13) is the last session of the House before the assembly elections are held later this year.
Himachal Pradesh news: The speaker told the House on Wednesday that the notice was given at 9.50 am under Rule 278 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
With the Himachal Pradesh Assembly poll due in December, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur today announced free power up to 125 units for domestic consumers, 50 per cent fare concession for women in HRTC buses and no water bills in rural areas.
Power Minister Sukh Ram Chaudhary today said that opposition by the local community to hydroelectric power projects and legal cases filed by them were resulting in huge project cost escalation. He was replying to a question asked by Rohit Thakur on the rise in cost in the case of the Sawra Kuddu pro