Cong questions 'abrupt removal' of special kid's society chairperson
Karnal, Aug. 9 -- The Congress party on Saturday questioned the abrupt removal of Megha Bhandari, vice-president-cum-chairperson at the Haryana Welfare Society for Persons with Speech and Hearing Impairment (HWSPSHI) and a former Karnal BJP councillor.
Opposition leaders cornered the BJP for its silence on the development and alleged that she was removed days before her tenure would end, due to complaints of corruption and nepotism. In its order issued on July 30, Haryana governor Ashim Kumar Ghosh, exercising powers under Article 7(3) of the Constitution of the HWSPSHI, relieved Bhandari of the charge with immediate effect.
The governor, who is also the president of the society, appointed Krishan Kumar Chopra, honorary general secretary, to the post.
Bhandari was appointed by the then governor Bandaru Dattatraya on August 14, 2024, for a two-year period.
Karnal Congress Committee (Urban) president Parag Gaba said that the governor removing her from the post two weeks before her tenure would end, raises several questions.
Gaba also shared an official representation by BJP's Rajya Sabha MP from Himachal Pradesh, Harsh Mahajan to the governor from July 27, 2025.
The letter, a copy of which HT has, mentions complaints Mahajan received from Piyush Modgil, an HP resident and a social worker in the field of disability rights.
The MP mentions that Modgil submitted three representations in July 2025, highlighting "Serious allegations of corruption, nepotism, illegal promotions and irregularities in the recruitment process" within the Society....
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