Dharamshala, April 9 -- Leader of Opposition in Himachal Pradesh assembly Jai Ram Thakur on Wednesday targeted the Congress government, alleging financial mismanagement in the state.

Thakur, who was addressing mediapersons after the BJP's executive committee meeting in Mandi, alleged that the government, led by chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, was implementing a "Pakistan Model" in Himachal.

He said much like in Pakistan - where severe economic crises led to delays in the timely payment of salaries to employees and officials - an identical situation had now emerged in Himachal Pradesh. "Here, the government has been compelled to withhold the salaries not only of officials and employees, but also of elected public representatives,"...