Ashok RainaDharamshala, July 31 -- Dharamshala MLA Sudhir Sharma of the BJP on Friday strongly refuted the allegations levelled against him in the FIR registered by the Himachal Pradesh State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau over alleged disproportionate assets, terming the case "false, baseless and politically motivated."In a statement, Sharma alleged that the FIR had been lodged under political pressure and accused the Vigilance Bureau of acting at the behest of the present Congress-led state government and Chief Minister as part of a campaign of political vendetta against him.

Rejecting all allegations, the legislator asserted that the proceedings were initiated with the sole objective of tarnishing his public image and targeting a ...