It may be recalled that nine Zilla Parishad members, who were dissatisfied with the functioning of the chairman, had sought a no-confidence motion against him in a joint representation submitted to Thakur on Saturday last.Thakur, when contacted, said after due consultation with the executive officer of the Zilla Parishad and the secretary-cum-district panchayat officer, he had served notices to the members .

under Rule 131 of HP Panchayati Raj General Rules 1997. Meanwhile, lobbying to ensure the attendance of all the 14 Zilla Parishad members is reported to be on so that the no-trust motion could not be defeated. Experts point out that in case the no-trust motion against the chairman is not defeated, the Deputy commissioner will hold the election of new chairman after fixing the date for the election.