Shimla, Oct 30 (PTI) The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Thursday issued notice to the state government and the Kangra Central Cooperative Bank (KCCB) on a petition alleging misuse of government funds during the Dehra assembly bypoll in July 2024.

The plea has been filed by BJP candidate Hoshiyar Singh, who had lost the bypoll to Kamlesh Thakur, wife of Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, by a margin of about 9,400 votes.

The plea has alleged that the bank disbursed amount to Mahila Mandals even without any demand to woo the voters, said Vikrant Thakur, counsel of Hoshiyar Singh. Thakur said that the notice has been issued on the grounds mentioned in the petition. Show Full Article

The petitioner has also urged the high court to order inquiry into the allegations by an independent age

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