Shimla, Aug. 20 -- The third day of the Himachal Pradesh Assembly's monsoon session saw a heated confrontation over the employment issue, with the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) staging a walkout during Question Hour on Wednesday. The protest was triggered after what the BJP alleged was the state government's failure to give clear answers on job creation and appointments.

Speaking to reporters outside the Assembly after the walkout, Leader of Opposition and former Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said that the government and CM failed to answer the important question of youth in the state. BJP MLAs Vipin Singh Parmar and Satpal Satti had raised a question regarding the number of posts created and jobs provided in the state.

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