Himachal minister resigns

Himachal Pradesh Health Minister Rajeev Bindal, facing allegations of corruption from the opposition Congress, denied the charges but Monday submitted his resignation to Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal.

Refuting the allegations of “amassing immovable assets”, Bindal told the state assembly: “I am resigning from the cabinet.”

Earlier, pandemonium prevailed in the house over the assets allegedly acquired by Bindal and his family since he became minister in January 2008.

After disrupting the house during the question hour, the Congress legislators staged a walk out.

Seeking to justify the properties he acquired and inherited, Bindal said he was tabling in the house the documents relating to his assets.