Our Correspondent
Hamirpur, July 10
The much-hyped meeting of the HPCC executive turned out to be a low-key affair with Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh and some other leaders, including Health Minister Kaul Singh Thakur, failing to turn up.
Virbhadra had to cancel his visit at the last minute since his helicopter could not take off from Shimla following bad weather conditions.
Virbhadra and Kaul Singh are locked in a bitter verbal duel over the release of a controversial audio CD. This would have been their first face-to-face appearance after the controversy erupted.A majority of speakers condemned the release of the CD, which, they said, was aimed at “sullying” the image of their leader. Sukhu dismissed speculation that there were differences or factionalism within the party.