Updated On: 28 August, 2025 01:59 PM IST | Shimla | mid-day online correspondent
During the Himachal Pradesh Assembly monsoon session, BJP staged its second walkout, accusing the government of failing disaster relief efforts and criticising CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu’s absence. LoP Jai Ram Thakur said entire villages are cut off, tourists stranded, and supplies blocked in Kullu, Lahaul, and Chamba.

Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu speaks during the Monsoon session of the State Assembly, in Shimla (Pics/PTI)
Amid the ongoing monsoon session in Himachal Pradesh, the BJP in the Himachal Pradesh Assembly staged a walkout for the second time during the ongoing monsoon session, citing dissatisfaction with the government's response to the ongoing disaster and the absence of Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu from the House.
As reported by news agency ANI, the Leader of the Opposition and former Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, speaking to the media after the walkout, asserted that, "Entire villages have been washed away. The Kullu-Manali road has been blocked for the past three days, with all routes cut off and thousands of tourists stranded. People are spending nights in their vehicles. In Lahaul and Chamba, the situation is such that even ration supplies are not reaching people. The government has failed to arrange essential supplies."
Thakur alleged that three legislators from Chamba district, including Hans Raj, MLA from Churah, had been raising the issue of deploying helicopters for rescue operations, but the state government had taken "no action".