BJP plundered State coffers for their lavishness : Sukhu

Shimla : In a scathing statement issued today Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu accused the previous BJP administration of plundering the state coffers and spending lavishly instead of investing in development or essential infrastructure. The Chief Minister questioned the BJP’s defense of the 16th Finance Commission’s observations regarding the discontinuation of the Revenue Deficit Grant (RDG) pointing out that the BJP tenure benefited from a massive Rs. 54296 crore in RDG. This grant which accounted for 25 to 30 percent of the state’s total revenue receipts along with Rs.16000 crore in GST compensation was allegedly utilized for political stabilization and freebies rather than addressing