BJP accuses Himachal CM of concealing land deal of kin

In a fresh attack on Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh over corruption, the opposition BJP today alleged that the purchase of a farm house in Delhi by his son and daughter was a "benami land deal".
"Benami land was purchased in the name of a firm owned by the Chief Minister's son and daughter... And he had concealed the fact in his affidavit filed before the Election Commission during the 2012 Assembly polls," BJP leader Randhir Sharma said at a press conference here.
He claimed the farm house spread over a two-acre plot at Mehrauli in New Delhi, valued at about Rs 25 crore, was bought by Singh's family members at a meagre amount of Rs 1.20 crore. The BJP leader also alleged evasion of stamp duty in the deal.

Sharma claimed the company of Singh's son Vikramaditya and daughter Aprajita was registered on May 30, 2011 on the address of the farm house, but the property, registered as "agricultural land", was actually bought on August 25, 2011.
Earlier, the BJP had alleged that Singh had received loans from businessman Vakamulla Chandrasekhar in return for favours to his firm.
Singh has filed defamation cases against senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley and former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister P K Dhumal and his sons for the allegations.