Shimla, Aug. 28 -- The Himachal Pradesh Assembly witnessed an uproar today over alleged irregularities in the allotment of shops under the Agriculture Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) Shimla-Kinnaur.
Dissatisfied with the government's response during Question Hour, opposition members raised slogans and later staged a walkout.
The issue was raised by BJP legislators Sudhir Sharma, Randhir Sharma and Balbir Verma, who alleged irregularities in the allotment of 70 shops in Parala, Shilaroo and Tutu apple markets in Shimla districts.
They demanded cancellation of all allotments, questioning why officials were shifted if no wrongdoing had taken place.
Agriculture Minister Chander Kumar, in his reply, said that the allotments were made stri...