Shimla, Nov. 12 -- Hitting out at chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, former chief minister and leader of the Opposition Jai Ram Thakur, addressing a press conference in Mandi, on Tuesday, said, "Chief minister turned the disaster relief distribution programme into a platform to vent his frustration. The government is supposed to show sensitivity on such occasions. However, every linguistic limit was broken."

He added, "The government deliberately did not invite opposition MLAs. The manner in which the government's unruly ministers spoke here also reveals their insensitivity, mental state, and the chief minister's helplessness."

Jai Ram said that since 2023, the central government has provided approximately Rs.5,500 crore and 1.11 la...