Shimla, March 13 -- The Himachal Pradesh Assembly witnessed a dramatic walkout by the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on the fourth day of the budget session.

The protest was sparked by BJP MLA Ashish Sharma's question regarding alleged fund transfers to women's groups (Mahila Mandals) during the Dehra by-election.

According to Leader of Opposition Jairam Thakur, the government failed to provide a clear response to Sharma's query, prompting the BJP legislative members to walk out of the Assembly in protest. Thakur alleged that the government was attempting to hide facts and not providing a fact-based response.

He claimed that Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu initially responded by saying that information was still being ga...