Shimla, Aug. 5 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday launched a statewide agitation against the Congress government in Himachal Pradesh, with thousands of party workers staging a protest and gheraoing Oak Over, the official residence of Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, in Shimla over allegations of political vendetta, corruption, deteriorating law and order and "anti-people" policies.

The protest, led by Leader of Opposition and former Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur and presided over by BJP Himachal Pradesh president Dr Rajeev Bindal, witnessed the participation of party MLAs, MPs, elected representatives, office-bearers and workers from across the state.

After a public meeting, BJP workers marched through the city to Sh...