Dharamshala, Dec 5, 2025

Cutting across party line, Congress and BJP lawmakers, led by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Jairam Thakur, respectively, jointly held a protest on the Himachal Pradesh Assembly premises against the menace of ‘chitta (synthetic drug)’ on Friday.

Donning clothes with badges bearing the message of a “chitta-free Himachal”, the legislators from the ruling and Opposition parties raised slogans like, “Chitta must be driven out, youth must be saved”.

Earlier, MLAs of the treasury bench arrived in the House wearing outfits and badges bearing the anti-drug message.

BJP MLAs also entered the Assembly wearing clothes with the slogan, “Chitta-free Himachal, a new Himachal”.

LoP Thakur said the Opposition “is ready to cooperate with the gov

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