Shimla, July 15 -- Senior BJP leader and former Himachal Pradesh Industries Minister Bikram Singh Thakur on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on the Congress government in the state, alleging that it had failed on governance, employment generation, law and order and industrial development during its nearly four-year tenure.

Addressing mediapersons and later speaking to ANI in Shimla, Thakur claimed that the Congress government had created an atmosphere of "despair and frustration" across Himachal Pradesh and accused it of failing to address the concerns of the common people.

"If you look at any issue over the past four years, you will find an atmosphere of disappointment and frustration. The common people are unhappy. The government its...