BJP leaders from Himachal Pradesh to meet PM Modi, demand Virbhadra Singh's ouster

Shimla: Top leadership of Himachal Pradesh BJP, including Union Minister JP Nadda and BJYM president Anurag Thakur, will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday seeking ouster of Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh. [caption id=“attachment_2483482” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Virbhadra Singh. AFP[/caption] Party spokesperson Ganesh Dutt said, “The appointment of the meeting with the PM has been fixed at 2 pm and the party leaders will apprise him of the corruption charges faced by Himachal chief minister and FIR registered against him by the CBI and ED.” Six BJP leaders from Himachal — Union Health Minister JP Nadda, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) President Anurag Thakur, former chief minister Shanta Kumar, party general secretary and in-charge of Himachal wing Srikant Sharma, leader of the Opposition in the state Assembly PK Dhumal and state BJP chief Satpal Singh Satti — will meet Modi over the issue and impress upon him the fact that Virbhadra Singh’s continuation in office could hamper and influence the investigations, Dutt said. Virbhadra had on Tuesday said that the CBI was acting as a tool of the Central government, but he was not bothered and has full faith in the judiciary. PTI