Shimla, Sept. 10 -- Alleging negligence in the construction of National Highway-3 (Mandi-Jalandhar national highway) leading to damage to houses and demanding adequate compensation, Congress MLA Chander Shekhar Thakur of Dharampur began his fast unto death on Monday night at Awahdevi chowk in Mandi district.

Alleging irregularities in the construction of the NH 3, the Congress MLA from Dharmapur said, "Villages are in danger, no one is listening. There is no accountability."

Chander Shekhar demanded intervention of Union minister Nitin Gadkari and Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu alleging, "Snail-paced progress of the highway which has led to suffering of the people for the last four years. The local panchayats her...