Shimla, June 8 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has hit out at the Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu-led Congress government over charging of Rs.10 consultation fee from patients at the time of registration in all government hospitals in the state.

Speaking at a meeting in Theog, leader of Opposition and former chief minister Jai Ram Thakur, said, "Congress came to power on the basis of the guarantee of giving Rs.1,500 to women but instead of fulfilling the guarantee they are now charging Rs.10 each from poor patients."

Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Thursday had clarified that the government has not recommended charging a consultation fee of Rs.10 from patients at the time of registration. He had said that the hospitals have been mad...