Mandi, Aug. 16 -- Former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jai Ram Thakur on Saturday visited disaster-affected areas in Mandi to check on the well-being of residents and distributed relief material to the public.

During his visit, Thakur provided Rs 25,000 each to 18 affected families of Devol, Shillibagi, Jainshala, Shivthana, and Bhatkidhar villages. He targeted the Himachal Pradesh government's neglect of disaster-affected people, saying the government aims to console those who have lost everything by providing them with Rs 2,500 and Rs 5.

"What kind of humanity is this? Ministers come here and, instead of giving immediate relief, they register an FIR and go away. The government cannot have a mo...