Shimla, March 7 -- Leader of Opposition Jai Ram Thakur lashed out at Congress for outsourcing eight major Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation hotels to private operators.

Terming the move as a "Himachal on Sale" policy, former chief minister Jai Ram Thakur in a statement issued on Friday, accused the Congress government of openly plundering the state's valuable resources and transferring public wealth to private hands to fill the pockets of its close "friends."

"The government is already running a campaign called 'Himachal on Sale' under the pretext of granting exemptions under Section 118 of the Himachal Pradesh Land Reforms and Tenancy Act, 1972, which was enacted to protect the land, identity, and resources of Himachal P...