Shimla, Aug. 20 -- Commotion and uproar was witnessed during the ongoing Monsoon session of Himachal Pradesh assembly on Tuesday as Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu led Congress government and main opposition party Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spar over HIMCARE scheme.

The Mukhya Mantri Himachal Health Care Scheme (HIMCARE) is a health insurance scheme in Himachal Pradesh that provides cashless treatment coverage of up to Rs.5 lakh per year per family.

Lashing out at BJP on the issue of the Himcare health scheme, the chief minister accused the previous BJP government of misusing public money.

"The BJP misused Himcare funds, squandered them on private hospitals, and created irregularities in billing. We have already released Rs.550 crore for the ...