Shimla, March 5 -- With the Himachal Pradesh Budget session round the corner, the BJP is gearing up to corner the Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu-led Congress government not just on the issue of seeking money from temple trusts for welfare schemes but also "deteriorating law and order" in the state.

Leader of opposition Jai Ram Thakur said, "Law and order in the state has deteriorated. In the first two months of 2025, 18 murder cases have been reported and more than a dozen cases of rape have come to light. These figures indicate that the head of the government is only concerned about his chair, and it seems that maintaining law and order is not his priority at all. This is a matter of concern and BJP will raise this issue in the assembly session...