BJP’s national spokesperson Sambit Patra’s appointment as an independent director on the board of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Ltd was on Tuesday challenged in the Delhi High Court by an NGO.
The NGO, in its plea, also sought cancellation of the appointment of Shashi Shanker as ONGC Chairman and Managing Director. The PIL alleged that Mr. Patra, being an active member of the ruling BJP, “cannot play the role of an Independent Director or non-official director in ONGC as it would be a violation of the Companies Act.” The matter has been fixed for hearing on November 1.