Shimla, March 19 -- War of words erupted between chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and leader of Opposition Jai Ram Thakur over "wasteful expenditure on construction of building worth Rs.1 crore that are lying vacant", during the motion of thanks on governor's address.

Hitting out at the predecessor BJP government, terming it as "contractors ke mitr", CM Sukhu said that Jai Ram Thakur during his tenure as CM spent Rs.1,000 crore for construction of buildings solely to appease his " mitr contractors".

"The previous BJP government departed, leaving behind numerous vacant buildings worth crores of rupees across the state; the former administration had no concrete plans regarding the utilisation of these structures," said CM.

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