The district court in Sangrur on Wednesday stayed the conviction of cabinet minister Aman Arora in a 2008 assault case, paving the way for him to continue as a minister
The direction came in a letter, which is accessed by HT, issued for a meeting to be held on Monday, where the minister is going to review the funds used and on the current status of projects falling within the ambit of the national cleanliness initiative
A close aide to chief minister Naveen Patnaik for over a decade, Pandian took voluntary retirement from the IAS and was given the rank of a Cabinet minister