CABINET REMOVES SIBBAL, KHURSHID CHIDAMBARAM AS SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTORS

DHARAMSHALA: The Himachal Pradesh cabinet on Wednesday decided to withdraw all cases, including against Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA), instituted by the previous Congress government.

The cabinet, which met here and was chaired by chief minister Jai Ram Thakur, also removed former Kapil Sibbal, P Chidambaram and Salman Khurshid as special public prosecutors. They were hired by the previous Virbhadra Singhled Congress government to contest cases filed against HPCA in the SC.

Congress regime had filed four FIRs against HPCA and its former president Anurag Thakur for cheating and encroachment on government land. The cabinet also decided to hold a probe as to why expensive lawyers were hired and public money was spent on them.

LIQUOR TO GET CHEAPER

The cabinet decided to reverse liquor sales policy and conduct a probe into the losses incurred to the state exchequer in last two years due to ‘wrong’ excise policy.

The price of liquor in the state is expected to decrease following decision of the cabinet.

It was decided that and setting up of the Himachal Pradesh Beverages Limited will be wound up and wholesale system of liquor trade will be restored. Licences for liquor sale on form L-1D and L-13D will be discontinued.

Also the licences will be granted to only Himachal residents.

SAYS ALL CASES INSTITUTED BY CONG GOVERNMENT ON ‘POLITICALLY MOTIVATED GROUNDS’ TO BE WITHDRAWN