The Himachal Pradesh unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday stepped up its attack on the state government over the mysterious death of Vimal Negi, a Chief Engineer with Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (HPPCL), demanding an expansion of the Central Bureau of Investig
The move, confirmed by Secretary to the Chief Minister Rakesh Kanwar, marks a sweeping disciplinary response and has triggered a bureaucratic reshuffle in the state
CM Sukhu said, "The state government is trying to fill various vacant posts in the health department along-with the use of modern technology. The posts of doctors are being filled up on priority and priority will be given to the nurses who worked during the Corona epidemic in the recruitment
Kiran Negi, wife of Vimal Negi, the late General Manager and Chief Engineer of HPPCL who died under suspicious circumstances, has written a letter to the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh demanding that the case be immediately handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said the state will not challenge the High Court's decision to hand over the Vimal Negi case to the CBI, but expressed disagreement over the direction to exclude Himachal cadre officials from the probe.
In a letter to the Additional Chief Secretary to the Himachal Pradesh government, the DGP wrote, "In a press conference held by SP Shimla on May 24, the SP made unsubstantiated and inappropriate allegations against the Chief Secretary to the Government of Himachal Pradesh as well as a Consti
Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Himachal Pradesh, Jairam Thakur, on Sunday launched a scathing attack on the Congress-led state government over its handling of the suspicious death case of HPPCL engineer Vimal Negi.
"Congress government in Himachal Pradesh is ridden with corruption. The ministers and officials are involved in corruption and they are being given protection. Vimal Negi lost his life. The government is also in trouble now. Chief Minister should resign immediately."
Himachal Pradesh Leader of Opposition Jairam Thakur lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Mann Ki Baat' and said that the people who do not get recognition even after working in the society, such people get a platform through the Mann Ki Baat.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to impose a ban on apple imports from Turkey and Azerbaijan.