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HLP seeks dismissal of Dhumal government

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Press Trust of India Shimla

The party also said that the recent High Court judgement was an indictment of the government.

In a memorandum submitted to the Governor Urmila Singh by a delegation of HLP, led by its convener Maheshwar Singh, the party sought dismissal of the government and CBI probe into the allegations of alleged favours shown to Jaiprakash Associate Limited (JAL).

The memorandum also accused the ruling BJP of "drafting" policies, aimed at favouring industrial houses ignoring the environmental concerns and interests of common man.

It also accused the state government of violating and bending land laws of the state to benefit the firm. PTI PCL

 

Earlier this month the Himachal Pradesh high court slapped a fine of Rs 100 crore on Jaiprakash Associates for setting up a cement plant fraudulently.

The court quashed the environmental clearance granted to the company's thermal plant and directed that it be dismantled within three months.

  

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First Published: May 21 2012 | 10:05 PM IST

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