Shimla, Aug. 26 -- The Himachal Pradesh Assembly witnessed heated exchanges on Tuesday during Question Hour over the state of industries, culminating in slogan-shouting by the Opposition and a walkout from the House.

BJP MLA Bikram Singh Thakur had raised the issue of industrial investment and the state of industries in the past three years. Replying, the Industries Minister said that 2,853 new units had been set up in this period, while 115 units had shut down.

The Opposition alleged that "wrong policies" and corruption under the Congress government were driving industries out of the state, worsening unemployment.

Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu countered, accusing the previous BJP government of "selling the state's interests" i...