Chandigarh, March 11 -- The Nayab Singh Saini-led BJP government in Haryana came under heavy fire in the state assembly on Monday, with the Congress slamming "inapt handling" of hot-button issues like the drug menace, "poor" education standards in government schools, shortage of teachers and doctors, and rampant illegal mining.

Senior Congress MLA (Beri segment) Raghuvir Singh Kadian led the Congress' attack as the House began discussion on the motion of thanks on governor's address to the assembly.

The principal Opposition's offensive gained further weight as the Congress MLA quoted some BJP legislators who had outside the House and in recent official meetings expressed dissatisfaction with the state of affairs.

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