Shimla, April 7 -- Former Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh and Leader of Opposition (LoP), Jai Ram Thakur, has launched an attack on the ruling Congress government over the recent decision to double the minimum bus fare, describing it as an anti-poor move that will severely burden the economically weaker sections of society.

Reacting to the cabinet decision to raise the minimum bus fare from Rs 5 to Rs 10, Thakur said that the present state government is burdening the people of the state.

"The Himachal Pradesh government has broken the back of the poor. They are being crushed under the weight of this government's decisions." Jai Ram Thakur said.

"The Congress government in Himachal Pradesh is consistently placing a heavier financial ...