Shimla, Jan 20 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Governor Urmila Singh has refused to grant sanction to prosecute BJP leader and two-time chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal over "misuse of power" during his stint, an official said Tuesday.
The governor, whose term concludes Jan 24, has advised the government that there was no need for her intervention to grant prosecution sanction against Dhumal, a government official told IANS.
The governor has clarified that the government could proceed on its own, the official said while requesting anonymity as he was not authorised to speak to the media.
The state vigilance and anti-corruption bureau had last June registered a case against Dhumal for alleged misuse of position when he held office in 2007.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader was booked under the Prevention of Corruption Act for favouring Indian Police Service officer A.N. Sharma, who is now retired.
Sharma, who is also named in the first information report (FIR), had applied for voluntary retirement from the police service to contest the 2007 assembly elections on the BJP ticket. But he did not get the ticket from the BJP.
At that time, the Congress led by Virbhadra Singh was in power in the state.
In that 2007 assembly elections, the BJP returned to power. The BJP allowed Sharma to withdraw his resignation to rejoin the service. The BJP government led by Dhumal promoted Sharma to the rank of inspector general of police.
The FIR was registered under different sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act, the official said, adding that then principal secretary (home) P.C. Kapoor was also named in the case.
Earlier, the vigilance and anti-corruption bureau had charged Dhumal and his son Anurag Thakur, who is a Lok Sabha member from Hamirpur, in a trial court in Dharamsala with alleged wrongdoing in allotment of the land to the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA).
Thakur is the president of the HPCA.
Interestingly in the HPCA case, Governor Urmila Singh had granted sanction to prosecute Dhumal.
Due to the fall in the price of crude oil, the prices of petrol and diesel in the country may com
Lord Ram Subject of Amish Tripathi's Next Book
Jaipur, Jan 23 (IANS) After writing extensively on Lord Shiva, bestselling author Amish Tripath
Rishabh Pant also faced the same fate as Rahul, LSG owner rebuked him in the middle of the ground?
In the 13th match of IPL 2025, Lucknow Super Giants had to face defeat by 8 wickets at the hands
India to have Chief of Defence staff: Minister
Bengaluru, Feb 16 (IANS) India will soon have a chief of defence staff to evaluate the requirem
There is good news amidst the decreasing corona infection in the country. Soon the country may ge
Apple may launch the iPhone 12 series soon, know what is the price and features
New Delhi: The smartphone of the giant smartphone company Apple is very much liked all over the w
Prime Minister Narendra Modi introduced Corona vaccination through video conferencing at 11.05 am
Tapas Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) has completed 18 hours of flight testing. It has been designe
Ravi Tandon passes away: Ravi Tandon, the father of Bollywood actress Raveena Tandon and a well-k
Why did Russia attack Ukraine and what does Putin want?
For several months, Russian President Vladimir Putin denied any plans to attack Ukraine. But on T
