Palampur, Feb. 8 -- Former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister and Leader of the Opposition Jai Ram Thakur launched a sharp attack on Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu, accusing the Congress government of financial mismanagement and misleading the people with empty slogans of "system change."Addressing meetings of the BJP's urban and rural mandals in Palampur on the first day of his Kangra visit, Thakur urged party workers to remain alert and election-ready, saying the prevailing political and economic situation in the state was serious and unpredictable.
Alleging that the Congress came to power on false promises, Thakur said reckless financial management had pushed the once-prosperous state into a debt trap. He advised the Chief Minister ...