After former Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal’s episode of slapping legal notice on State PCC chief Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu for using alleged defamatory language, it was now turn of latter who has slapped legal notice on five BJP leaders including State BJP chief Satpal Singh Satti.
Sukhu in his legal notice took serious offence to allegations made by BJP chief Satpal Singh Satti that he had taken advantage of proximity to Pandit Sukh Ram, when he was union telecommunication minister and further sub-let several contracts. Sukhu threatened to sue Satti unless he withdrew his statements and made a public apology for hurting the image of state Congress president.
Further Sukhu alleged that during the campaigning for Mandi bye-poll, BJP had anticipated its defeat and its leaders including Satti had issued defamatory press notes to the media which were carried in many vernaculars.Sukhu said that press note was issued with an intention to malign his image in the general public and the allegations were purely false, far from reality and baseless in nature made with the intent to score political mileage.
On the other side state party chief Satpal Singh Satti feigned ignorance over notice slapped by Sukhu on him. “So far, I have not received any notice from anywhere. I can only react to notice when I receive it” said Satti.Besides Satti, Sukhu had also issued legal notices to former education minister ID Dhiman for his public rhetoric against him during the elections. Dhiman had accused Sukhu of “misusing” his official position to get government and private contracts during his tenure.
Kasauli BJP legislator Rajiv Sehjal and party spokesman Chander Mohan Thakur too has been served legal notice by Sukhu for “defamatory utterances against Sukhu during the run-up for Mandi by poll.