Shimla: Himachal Pradesh BJP on Thursday demanded a judicial inquiry into the outbreak of jaundice in Shimla and surrounding areas and said the apathy of the state government in this matter was appalling.

An inquiry by a sitting High Court judge should be ordered to fix the responsibility and the families of those who died due to jaundice should be given compensation while patients should be given free treatment, party MLA from Shimla, Suresh Bharadwaj told mediapersons here.