Dharamshala, July 15 -- BJP state general secretary Trilok Kapoor on Tuesday criticised the Congress government in Himachal Pradesh for its decision to outsource the operations and management of 14 HPTDC hotels, alleging that the government is using the excuse of an economic crisis to justify selling off government property.

Addressing media in Dharamshala, Kapoor said that the government had earlier sought time from the state high court to recover 18 hotels from losses, but it failed and now the government is again preparing to hand over 14 hotels to private hands.

The Cabinet had in its June 28 meeting approved the proposal to outsource operations and management of 14 loss-making HPTDC hotels amid opposition from employees. The touris...