Overview
- Revenue Minister Jagat Singh Negi said the controversy will be discussed at the January 19 cabinet meeting and cautioned that such issues should not be aired publicly.
- Education Minister Rohit Thakur backed PWD Minister Vikramaditya Singh and urged Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu to resolve the matter through dialogue.
- The state IAS and IPS officers’ associations lodged formal objections to the minister’s comments about non-Himachali officials.
- Vikramaditya reiterated that some senior officers from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar undermine Himachaliyat and said he will raise the issue with the chief minister or the Congress leadership.
- Chief Minister Sukhu said there is no conflict between ministers and officers, while Opposition leader Jai Ram Thakur alleged the government has lost control of administration.