After summons, Cong asks Dhumal, his son to quit

A day after a trial court here issued summons to former chief minister and MLA P K Dhumal and his MP son Anurag Thakur in connection with a case of land allotment to HPCA, Congress on Sunday demanded their resignations.

‘Both the BJP leaders had been accusing chief minister Virbhadra Singh in view of a matter pending in the Delhi High Court, though till date no order has been passed against him. ‘Now as the court of special judge at Dharamsala has issued notices against them and 14 more persons, they must resign till the decision of the case comes,’ said Congress spokesperson Jitender Sharma.

Sharma said Prem Kumar Dhumal and Anurag Thakur hold Constitutional posts in state assembly and Lok Sabha, respectively, and they should resign immediately.

A trial court here yesterday issued summons to Dhumal, his two sons and others to appear in person before it on 27 October in a case pertaining to allotment of land on lease to Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA).