We tried to close door that caused corruption: Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhu

The Himachal Pradesh government raised milk procurement prices from Rs 38 to Rs 45 and that of buffalo milk from Rs 38 to Rs 55 per litre this April

In a telephonic interview with Aditi Phadnis, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu talks of rationalising power prices and subsidising the purchase of milk through sales of alcoholic products. He says the state’s finances are back on track. Edited excerpts. 

In two years, what have you gained? And what have you lost?

  I have neither gained nor lost: I have learnt. I learnt how to protect a legitimately elected government from political poaching. We wanted institutional change when we came to power. To achieve that we scrapped or changed nearly 100 laws that were old and outdated. We tried to