I travel in small electric car, had already cut expenditure: Himachal CM mocks Centre

MANDI: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Thursday said that his government had already taken steps to reduce official expenditure, including downsizing convoys and promoting the use of electric vehicles.

Speaking to reporters, the Chief Minister said, “I have already reduced my convoy vehicle size. It is a good thing that the Governor has also reduced his convoy. We have reduced the salaries of Ministers by 30 per cent and MLAs by 20 per cent. We have cut down financially and taken several such measures.”

He added that he had instructed officials to further reduce the size of his convoy and emphasised that small electric vehicles were being used. “I travel in a small electric car,” he said.

Welcoming the Governor’s decision to reduce his convoy, CM Sukhu stated that the state government was already moving in the same direction. He said that cuts had been imposed not only on the salaries of ministers and MLAs but also on various perks and facilities.

Targeting the BJP over alleged wasteful expenditure, the Chief Minister remarked, “They constructed buildings worth thousands of crores, but today many of them are of no practical use.”