Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has accused BJP of politicizing the death of Chief Engineer Vimal Negi,
Talking to media persons at Shimla on Monday, the CM said, “The state government will not appeal against the high court order handing over the case to CBI and will fully cooperate with CBI and provide them with every possible help to ensure that the family gets justice,” he said.
He said, “The internal squabbling among top police officers was a factor: DGP and ACS had filed their affidavits in court without the vetting and knowledge of the Advocate General”, he added.
““I want to make it amply clear any act of indiscipline by officers will not be tolerated, and after reviewing the situation, action will be taken against erring officers,” he said.
“Negi was posted in HP Power Corporation Ltd on June 15, 2024, so I don’t know what pressure he suffered within nine months but I want to reiterate our government wants the family to get justice” the CM said.
Sukhu said BJP, including Leader of Opposition Jai Ram Thakur, was not concerned about the circumstances that led to Negi’s death, as they were only interested in politicizing the issue to draw political mileage”.
The CM admitted, “He disagreed with the judge’s observation that no officer from Himachal cadres should be associated with the CBI probe.”
