India, March 9 -- Expressing concern over the "unauthorised and highly suspicious" payout of about Rs.1,300 crore by Haryana Power Utilities to Sikkim Urja Limited, a Greenko Energies linked firm, former Haryana finance minister Sampat Singh on Monday demanded a judicial inquiry to investigate the "hidden hands" behind this transaction.

Sampat Singh also called for a White Paper detailing all payments made to private power producers over the last three years.

Reacting to the Hindustan Times report, Payout to Greenko-linked firm without CM's nod draws scrutiny, the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) patron said that the release of this amount in October 2025, bypassing the mandatory approval of the chief minister and the energy minister is n...