Overview
- Revenue Minister Jagat Singh Negi said the controversy over PWD minister Vikramaditya Singh’s remarks will be taken up in the January 19 cabinet meeting.
- Vikramaditya has stood by his posts alleging some officers from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar undermined Himachaliyat and misused funds, saying he will raise the issue with the chief minister and party leadership.
- The state IAS and IPS associations lodged objections, with the IPS body urging that no IPS officer be posted under the PWD minister, a stance a former DIG publicly questioned.
- Education Minister Rohit Thakur backed Vikramaditya and urged the chief minister to resolve his concerns, even as other ministers said such complaints should be handled internally.
- Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu downplayed talk of a rift and signaled a cabinet expansion and portfolio reshuffle in the coming days.