Corruption, main reason for Lt Governor of Puducherrys sacking?

July 12, 2014 09:01

Corruption and misusing authority are the reasons for the sudden dismissal of the Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry Virendra Kataria, according to sources within the Bharatiya Janata Party. The sources say that Kataria, a Congress leader from Punjab, employed his son and daughter-in-law and there also evidences of them collecting funds inside Raj Bhavan. The sources further added that if two letters -- one by the chief minister to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the second from the chief secretary to the Union home secretary are made public -- then Kataria misusing the Raj Bhavan for personal gains would be exposed. A senior BJP leader had also written to the President's Office about Kataria abusing his power to influence a court in a case against a Hindu leader.

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