Shimla, Nov. 11 -- Chief spokesperson of the Himachal Pradesh BJP and former MLA from Sujanpur Rajendra Rana on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, saying that the state, once considered a land of peace and religious tourism, is now entangled in gang wars and drug abuse.

In a campaign launched here today, Rajendra Rana said that the state's image has deteriorated so much during the last three years that it will take years to repair it. The situation is such that gunfights have become commonplace in peaceful districts like Una and Bilaspur, and youth are being ruined by drug addiction.

He sarcastically said that the government's priority is not crime control but self-promotion. Putting the Chief Min...