Archive · 2 Aug 2025
Dhumal Condemns Himachal Govt's Lottery Revival
Himachal Pradesh's government wants to restart lotteries, but former leader Prem Kumar Dhumal is against it.
He worries it will cause problems like it did before, making people addicted and lose money, including government workers and the unemployed.
Dhumal's government previously banned lotteries to stop these issues, recalling when in the past people lost their savings.
He says the current government promised jobs but is now considering a lottery, which is a bad idea.
Former Himachal Pradesh CM Prem Kumar Dhumal criticized the government's lottery revival.
Dhumal warned of social and economic ruin due to the lottery system.
He highlighted a past ban in 1999 under his BJP government to curb addiction.
Dhumal stated that the lottery led to financial hardship for many employees and retirees in the past.
He mentioned that the Congress government previously banned lotteries as well.
- Who
- Former CM Prem Kumar Dhumal.
- What
- Himachal Pradesh government's decision to revive the lottery system.
- When
- Announced on Saturday.
- Where
- Himachal Pradesh.
- Why
- Dhumal believes the lottery will lead to social and economic ruin.
Dhumal's Perspective
Current Government's Perspective (Unstated)
Lottery Impact
Dhumal's Perspective
Lotteries lead to addiction and financial ruin, particularly for government employees and the unemployed.
Current Government's Perspective (Unstated)
The article does not provide the current government's views.
- Former CM
- Prem Kumar Dhumal
- Current Government
- Congress
- Past Ban Year
- 1999
- Current Employees
- 231,180
- Unemployed People
- 9 to 10 lakh
- Dhumal's Party
- BJP
