Himachal police book independent MLA, Congress rebel's father for 'electoral offences'
The case was registered on the basis of a complaint lodged by Congress MLAs Sanjay Awasthi and Bhuvneshwar Gaur
The cross-voting had pushed the Congress government led by Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu into an existential crisis | File Photo
In a latest development in the political saga of the state, the Himachal Pradesh Police on Sunday (March 10) registered a case against an independent MLA and the father of a Congress rebel over “electoral offences” related to the recent Rajya Sabha polls in which six party MLAs cross-voted for the BJP candidate from the state.
The case against Hamirpur’s independent MLA Ashish Sharma and Gagret’s now-disqualified MLA Chetanya Sharma’s father was registered on the basis of a complaint lodged by Congress MLAs Sanjay Awasthi and Bhuvneshwar Gaur.
Apart from the six MLAs who cross-voted, three independent legislators had also voted in favour of BJP nominee Harsh Mahajan.
This triggered a crisis in the state’s Congress government, which appeared to have lost its majority in the Assembly. The Congress, however, managed to overcome the crisis.
(With agency inputs)