Shimla, April 16 -- The first meeting of the Himachal Pradesh Congress Working Committee following the formation of the new executive body was held on Thursday, with senior leader and former minister Kaul Singh Thakur raising concerns over school staffing issues and pending appointments.

Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the meeting, Thakur addressed a recently viral video in which he was seen criticising the functioning of his own party's government. He clarified that the remarks were made during a party general house meeting in his Assembly constituency and not at a public event.

Highlighting local issues, he said that a sanctioned senior secondary school in his constituency continues to face a shortage of staff despite vacant...