Shimla, Aug. 7 -- A major controversy has erupted in the Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Limited (HPSEBL) with serious allegations of corruption and abuse of power leveled against its current Chairman, Sanjay Gupta, by former Managing Director and patron of the All India Power Engineers Federation, Er. Suneel Grover.

In a letter addressed to Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, Grover has accused Gupta of orchestrating a malicious campaign to malign the reputation of former and current office bearers of the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of HPSEBL Employees and Engineers.

He alleges that Gupta is misusing his position to target whistleblowers, including serving charge-sheets to JAC conveners and recommending an FIR against Grove...