Tag: Virbhadra Singh

Virbhadra’s experience didn’t augur well for HP: Jai Ram

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur claims the five months rule of BJP government in HP is the best.

June 18, 2018

Virbhadra accuses Sukhu of creating rift within party

Already at loggerheads with each other, former chief minister Virbhadra Singh on Monday fired another salvo at state party chief Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and accused him of creating rift within the party ranks in Himachal Pradesh. Talking to media after assembly proceeding here, Singh said Sukhu was damaging the party and cadres morale instead of …

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March 26, 2018

PMLA case: Ex-HP CM Virbhadra Singh, wife get bail

The court, however, granted them bail considering they were not arrested by the ED during the investigation

March 22, 2018

Volley of allegations in HP Budget discussion

The state Assembly on Tuesday saw a volley of allegations and counter allegations by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress members as they participated in the debate on the budget proposals or 2018-19 presented by Chief Minister, Jai Ram Thakur on 9 March in the state Assembly. Opposing the budget, Congress member from Sri …

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March 13, 2018

Former Himachal CM Virbhadra Singh hospitalised

Former Himachal Pradesh chief minister and veteran Congress leader Virbhadra Singh was admitted to the Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC) Friday evening after he complained breathlessness. Confirming this, Dr Ramesh Chand, senior medical Superintendent of IGMC hospital told The Statesman that Singh had been brought with “cough problems”. He said the 83-year-old would be kept in the …

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March 9, 2018

Vikramaditya seeks white paper on Centre’s help

Launching a scathing attack, former Youth Congress chief and Member Legislative Assembly (MLA) Vikramaditya Singh has sought white paper on the financial assistance received by the Himachal Pradesh government from the Centre. Addressing media persons on Friday, Vikramaditya Singh, who is also the son of former Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh demanded that Jai Ram Thakur …

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February 23, 2018

Warring Congress factions refuse to budge after defeat

Warring Congress factions in Himachal Pradesh refuse to budge even after losing power in the hill state in 2017 Assembly polls. While former Chief Minister, Virbhadra Singh fired a salvo against Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) chief, Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu at Hamirpur on Monday, holding that Sukhu had weakened the party and was responsible for the …

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February 20, 2018

Virbhadra Singh PMLA case: ED arrests businessman

The Enforcement Directorate on Friday arrested a businessman in connection with its money laundering probe against Congress leader and former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh and others, officials said. They said Vakamulla Chandrasekhar, the director/promoter of Tarini Group of Companies, was arrested from here late last night by the central probe agency under the …

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February 16, 2018

HP govt’s decision to withdraw HPCA case unwarranted: Virbhadra

Former Chief Minister (CM) and senior Congress leader Virbhadra Singh has lambasted the state government’s decision to withdraw Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) cases. In a press release issued on Wednesday, Virbhadra expressed surprise on the media reports that stated the decision of the state government. “The decision of the state government is pre-mature and …

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February 15, 2018

Money laundering case: Court summons Virbhadra Singh, wife

A court here on Monday issued summons to former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh and his wife, accused of money laundering. After accepting the Enforcement Directorate (ED) chargesheet, Special Judge Santosh Snehi Mann asked Virbhadra Singh, his wife Pratibha Singh and three others — Chunni Lal Chauhan, Prem Raj and Lawan Kumar Roach to …

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February 12, 2018

ED files supplementary chargesheet against Virbhadra Singh

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday filed a supplementary chargesheet against former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh and his wife, accused of money laundering. The ED has chargesheeted Singh, his wife Pratibha Singh and three others — Chunni Lal Chauhan, Prem Raj and Lawan Kumar Roach — under the provisions of the Prevention of …

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February 1, 2018

BJP slams Virbhadra over ‘cap politics’

The BJP on Wednesday criticised former Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh for his statement on differentiation on the basis of caps and said it was he who differentiates between the colour of caps. In a joint statement issued on Wednesday, BJP MLAs Rakesh Pathania, Suresh Kashyap and Jeet Ram Katwal said it was Singh who during …

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January 24, 2018

BJP ministers denounce former CM’s statement

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ministers denounced the statement of former chief minister Virbhadra Singh who alleged that the financial mess of the state was inherited loss from the previous BJP regime.In a joint statement issued on Tuesday, Industries minister Bikram Singh and Forest minister Govind Singh Thakur said that the poor financial management, unplanned and …

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January 16, 2018

Cap likely on ‘cap politics’ in Himachal Pradesh

The ‘cap politics’ in Himachal Pradesh may slip into the past with younger and new leadership of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as well as Congress not identified with caps. Neither Chief Minister (CM), Jai Ram Thakur, nor Congress Legislature Party Leader, Mukesh Agnihotri wear Himachali cap in routine. Even state BJP chief, Satpal Singh Satti …

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January 14, 2018

Delhi HC rejects plea by Virbhadra’s wife, others against PMLA clause

 The Delhi High Court on Thursday upheld the validity of a money laundering law provision while rejecting 19 pleas, including that of former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh’s wife Pratibha Singh, challenging its constitutional validity. The clause empowers the ED to provisionally attach the properties bought from proceeds of crime. Besides Virbhadra’s wife, others …

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January 11, 2018

Jai Ram Thakur’s elevation: Beginning of new era for BJP, HP

Elevation of five-time MLA and former minister, Jai Ram Thakur, 52, as the Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister on 27 December is seen as the beginning of a new era for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as well as the hill state. In BJP, the ‘new face’ is set to break the lingering rift between two former BJP CMs, …

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December 25, 2017

Himachal Elections 2017: Two politician-sons among dozen first-timers elected

As many as a dozen first timers and a few  women candidates have managed to win the Himachal Pradesh assembly elections this time. Sons of two Congress stalwarts are making debut in HP politics, Vikramaditiya Singh son of outgoing Congress chief minister (CM) Virbhadra Singh and Ashish Butail son of outgoing Vidhan Sabha speaker Brij …

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December 19, 2017