Kangra: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu on Monday alleged that Sudhir Sharma, a former Congress MLA who recently joined the BJP and is contesting from the Dharamshala assembly seat on a BJP ticket, was the kingpin of the money transaction that took place in the state.
Sukhu was talking to UNI at the residence of RS Bali Chairman Tourism Development Corporation at Kangra this morning.
CM Sukhu, when asked about the complaint lodged by Sudhir Sharma with SP Kangra for lodging an FIR against the Chief Minister, replied and alleged that Sudhir Sharma was the kingpin of the monetary transactions about which he had spoken at Kutlehar.
He alleged that Sudhir Sharma has taken more as the facts are revealed before him. He also alleged that Sudhir Sharma was the kingpin in the crisis that cropped up at the time of the Rajasaba polls in the state.
Sukhu said that he has allegedly taken more than Rs. 15 crore, the facts about which are trickling in.
Regarding the present political scenario in the state, the chief minister said that there will be six assembly and four Lok Sabha polls in the state, for which the candidates from the Congress party will be announced soon.
He hoped that there would be polls in nine assembly constituencies in the state, and a decision from the speaker is awaited regarding the three independent candidates.
The chief minister arrived at the residence of RS Bali Chairman Tourism Development Corporation at Kangra this morning and was accompanied by Kewal Singh Pathania Chief Wipe.
He had his breakfast here, where strategies about the forthcoming polls were discussed over the breakfast. The chief minister was on his way to Nadun from Gaggal this morning. A lot of people gathered at the residence of Bali when the Chief Minister arrived there.