Archive · 6 Aug 2026
Himachal CM Sukhu: Corruptly acquired properties to be confiscated
There is a state in India called Himachal Pradesh.
The leader of a state is called a Chief Minister.
The Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, made an important announcement.
He said that if people get houses or land by cheating and doing bad things, the government will take those properties away.
The properties will then be given to poor people.
He also said people who own much more than they can explain must show where their wealth came from.
He was in Kasumpti, near the city of Shimla, where he started new building projects worth about 48 crore rupees.
He complained that the earlier government sold a lot of land in Baddi very cheaply to business people.
To keep villages clean, he launched 137 trucks that will collect rubbish from door to door.
A minister with him said projects worth more than 500 crore rupees are happening in the area.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said properties acquired through corrupt practices will be confiscated and distributed among the poor.
The announcement came while he dedicated and laid foundation stones for development projects worth around Rs 48 crore in the Kasumpti Assembly Constituency of Shimla district.
Sukhu alleged the previous BJP government allotted nearly 5,000 bighas of land in Baddi to industrialists at throwaway prices under the guise of industrial packages.
He flagged off 137 vehicles in the first phase of the state's rural solid waste management initiative for door-to-door waste collection.
Rural Development Minister Anirudh Singh said projects worth over Rs 500 crore in Kasumpti have been completed or are under execution under the Congress government.
- Who
- Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, along with Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Minister Anirudh Singh
- What
- Announced confiscation of properties acquired through corrupt practices, dedicated development projects worth around Rs 48 crore, and launched the first phase of the rural solid waste management initiative
- When
- Thursday, August 6
- Where
- Kasumpti Assembly Constituency in Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, including Mashobra, Bhattakufar and Baldeyan
- Why
- To ensure transparency and accountability and to protect the interests and resources of the state's people
- Chief Minister
- Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu
- Announcement
- Properties acquired through corrupt practices to be confiscated and distributed among the poor
- Development projects dedicated/foundation stones
- Around Rs 48 crore
- Kasumpti constituency projects
- Over Rs 500 crore completed or under execution
- Land allegedly allotted in Baddi
- Nearly 5,000 bighas
- Waste management vehicles flagged off
- 137 vehicles in first phase; around 700 more planned
- Location
- Kasumpti Assembly Constituency, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh
- Date
- August 6