Shimla, April 9 -- In a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu reiterated allegations of large-scale irregularities in HIMCARE - a flagship scheme of the previous Jai Ram Thakur-led BJP government, while accusing the saffron party of indulging in "mere politics" instead of standing with the people of the state.

"During the tenure of the previous government, instances of misappropriating funds through the creation of fraudulent bills under the HIMCARE scheme have come to light," alleged Sukhu on Wednesday while talking to media in Shimla after his return from Assam.

"Records show surgeries on 'men's uteruses, an organ in the female reproductive system. This is extremely...