No money spent on Dhoni's visit: HP Chief Minister Thakur
Former Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is being treated as a "state guest" in Himachal Pradesh, but the government is not spending any money on him apart from providing security, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur informed the state Assembly today. He was replying to a discussion initiated by Dehra MLA Hoshyar Singh during the monsoon session. Here are more details.
Dhoni is in Shimla to shoot for an advertisement: Thakur
Jai Ram Thakur said, "Dhoni is in Shimla for five days from August 27 to 31 and he has been provided adequate security by the state government". Dhoni is in the state capital Shimla to shoot for an advertisement, he said. The Chief Minister's remarks came after the opposition parties accused the state government of spending money on Dhoni's visit.
Hadn't raised question on declaring Dhoni as 'state guest': Congress
Later, Congress MLA Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said he hadn't raised any question on declaring Dhoni as a "state guest" or if any money was spent on him, he only wanted that the government should charge money for shooting advertisement at par with other advertisers.
