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Sonia’s Links with Coalgate? |
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by Dr. Rajinder Puri |
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On September 4 it was pointed out in these columns - Coalgate Twist: Will PM Speak Up? - that while the Prime Minister initially had favoured the allotment of coal licenses through auction the government failed to implement this policy for many long years despite the fact Dr. Manmohan Singh himself was also the Coal Minister during this period.
This columnist asked:
The PM of course retained his deafening silence. Now there emerges a possible clue that might throw light on his silence. The Daily Mail of London on its website published a report on Coalgate regarding the affairs of Mr. Manoj Jayaswal the Chairman and Managing Director of the Abhijeet Group which acquired notoriety recently on account of it being allotted coal licenses and being charged with corrupt practice by the CBI. Alongside the report it published a photograph lifted from the Abhijeet Group's website.
It might be recalled that earlier Mrs. Gandhi had been asked in these columns to explain why her Political Secretary had a secret meeting with accused money launderer Hasan Ali as was reported by the Maharashtra police intelligence department. No reply was forthcoming. One hopes that this time around in view of the raging controversy over Coalgate Mrs. Gandhi will offer a convincing explanation. She owes it to herself and to the nation to explain why and how she interacted with Coalgate accused Mr. Jayaswal in order to prevent all unwarranted future speculation about her own role in the scandal. |
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