Chandigarh, July 24 -- The appointment of Vikas Barala, son of Haryana BJP Rajya Sabha MP Subhash Barala, as Assistant Advocate General (AAG) has sparked a controversy. Vikas, accused of molesting a former IAS officer's daughter in Chandigarh in 2017, is currently out on bail with the case still pending in court.
The woman expressed her outrage in a four-page Facebook post, stating, "This isn't just a political decision; it's a test of moral values." Opposition leaders, including Congress MLA Jassi Petwar and INLD MLA Aditya Chautala, slammed the move as "nepotism" and an "insult to democracy," demanding its immediate reversal.
The Haryana government's notification listed Vikas only by his first name, with his address shown as Chandigarh ...