<p>Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has written to Speaker Ritu Khanduri asking her to institute an inquiry into allegations of backdoor recruitments in the state assembly.</p>.<p>"You will agree that the state assembly is an autonomous constitutional institution. Maintaining its sanctity has been our topmost priority," Dhami said in his letter on Thursday.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read — <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/uttarakhand-at-least-20-people-complain-of-breathing-difficulty-after-gas-leak-hospitalised-1140678.html" target="_blank">Uttarakhand: At least 20 people complain of breathing difficulty after gas leak; hospitalised</a></strong></p>.<p>He urged Khanduri to consider instituting a high-level probe into the allegations of irregularities in the appointments to the state assembly, an allegation that has been in circulation on social, electronic and print media for some time.</p>.<p>He said if irregularities are detected, the recruitments should be cancelled and provisions should be made for neutral and transparent recruitment to the constitutional institution.</p>.<p>Allegations of favouritism have been levelled against former Vidhan Sabha speaker Prem Chand Aggarwal in appointments made during his tenure.</p>.<p>He has been accused of appointing relatives and acquaintances of political leaders in the Vidhan Sabha.</p>
<p>Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has written to Speaker Ritu Khanduri asking her to institute an inquiry into allegations of backdoor recruitments in the state assembly.</p>.<p>"You will agree that the state assembly is an autonomous constitutional institution. Maintaining its sanctity has been our topmost priority," Dhami said in his letter on Thursday.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read — <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/uttarakhand-at-least-20-people-complain-of-breathing-difficulty-after-gas-leak-hospitalised-1140678.html" target="_blank">Uttarakhand: At least 20 people complain of breathing difficulty after gas leak; hospitalised</a></strong></p>.<p>He urged Khanduri to consider instituting a high-level probe into the allegations of irregularities in the appointments to the state assembly, an allegation that has been in circulation on social, electronic and print media for some time.</p>.<p>He said if irregularities are detected, the recruitments should be cancelled and provisions should be made for neutral and transparent recruitment to the constitutional institution.</p>.<p>Allegations of favouritism have been levelled against former Vidhan Sabha speaker Prem Chand Aggarwal in appointments made during his tenure.</p>.<p>He has been accused of appointing relatives and acquaintances of political leaders in the Vidhan Sabha.</p>