Shimla, March 25 -- A dramatic showdown unfolded in Himachal Pradesh's Bilaspur, with former Congress MLA Bumber Thakur making explosive allegations against BJP MLA Trilok Jamwal.

Thakur, who survived a shooting incident on Holi, claims Jamwal protected the drug mafia and orchestrated the assassination attempt against him.

Himachal Pradesh's Bilaspur, a former Congress MLA who survived a shooting incident on Holi, was discharged from IGMC Hospital, Shimla, on Tuesday.

Upon his release, Thakur went straight to the Assembly premises and alleged that the attackers, who had been stationed in Bilaspur for over a month, were closely associated with Jamwal and had confessed to their crime.

Thakur said, "They want to kill me; the shooters who...