Shimla, Aug. 2 -- A day after the cash-strapped Himachal Pradesh government approved revival of the state-run lotteries to boost revenue, a war of words began between Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Protesting against the same, the BJP announced a major protest in Mandi on August 6 demanding immediate withdrawal of the lottery system while Congress defended the revival of the state lottery.

The state cabinet on Thursday gave its nod to initiate the operation of lotteries in the state that has been banned since 1999.

Launching a scathing attack at the Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu-led government in state, BJP state president Dr Rajeev Bindal said, "The Sukhu government promised one lakh government jobs in its very first Cabinet ...