Overview
- The session opens February 16 with the Governor’s address, and the government has moved a Rule 102 motion to discuss the Revenue Deficit Grant being stopped, which the Speaker called a new and unusual situation.
- An all‑party meeting on February 13 broke down as the BJP walked out, alleging misleading figures and objectionable language directed at the Centre.
- Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said the state will push for restoration of the grant regardless of opposition support, as CPI(M), AAP and BSP signalled readiness to seek an appointment with the Prime Minister.
- The state cites a roughly Rs 6,000 crore revenue–expenditure gap and calls the grant a longstanding Article 275(1) mechanism critical for a hill state with limited own revenue.
- The BJP argues earlier Finance Commissions had already signalled a phase‑out, says the issue reflects fiscal mismanagement, and points to substantial central inflows in recent years.