The Himachal Pradesh State Information Commission on Thursday raised more queries regarding the land purchased by Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s daughter Priyanka Vadra. The Commission sought the reply of Deputy Commissioner, Additional District Magistrate, Shimla, and Tehsildar-cum-PIO and directed them to appear on next hearing on August 20.
A division Bench of the Commission comprising Chairman Bhim Sen and Information Commissioner K D <g data-gr-id="14">Batish</g> had, on June 29 not only directed the PIO-cum-ADM to give the information within 10 days but also issued <g data-gr-id="15">showcause</g> notice to FAA (Deputy Commissioner), PIO-cum-ADM and PIO-cum-Tehsildar as to why penalty should not be imposed on them for withholding information.
The case pertains to an appeal by RTI activist Dev Ashish Bhattacharya seeking information about the land purchased by Priyanka at <g data-gr-id="12">Chharabra</g> near Shimla.