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Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh (pictured) found a novel way to respond to a protesting opposition in the Himachal assembly by breaking into the local pahari dance here on Thursday.
During question hour the angry opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) raised slogans against Virbhadra over the clash of BJP workers and youth Congress workers in January, which left many injured.
Pandemonium followed after the speaker did not give permission to the BJP to hold a discussion on this issue.
Then the smiling 80 year old chief minister(Virbhadra) surprised everyone by rising and breaking into a brief dance in the house even as many opposition members were protesting and jeering in the well of the house.
The Budget session of the Himachal assembly got underway on Wednesday when Governor Kalyan Singh set a new precedent by winding up his address in a couple of minutes. Usually the Governor's address lasts well over an hour but the 83 year old Governor only read the opening and closing lines of his 39 page speech on Wednesday.
