Himachal CM tries to catch BJP on slippery wicket

Eighteen people have been named in the vigilance chargesheet while five have been made accused.

These five are Dhumal, Thakur, additional chief secretary Deepak Sanan, deputy commissioner Ajay Sharma and additional deputy commissioner Gopal Chand.

Sanan and Chand were posted in the revenue department when the land was allotted to the HPCA, while Sharma was the state Youth Services and Sports director.

Interestingly, the entire fraternity of bureaucrats came out in support of their colleagues as the government tightened the noose against the officials.

At a meeting held in the state secretariat earlier this week, the IAS lobby expressed anguish over the manner in which some of their colleagues were being targeted by certain IPS (Indian Police Service) officers.