New Delhi: The Special Court had asked to the Central Bureau of investigation (CBI) on Tuesday that why didn’t they examined Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Coal block allocation scam. Notify that Manmohan Singh was holding the coal portfolio during the scam which involves top industrialist KM Birla, former coal secretary PC Parakh and others.
Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar asked CBI, “Don’t you think examination of the then coal minister was necessary in the matter? Don’t you feel the need to examine him? Don’t you think his statement was necessary to present a clear picture?”
Meanwhile the investigating officer (IO) responding to this and said the court that the officials of the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) were examined during the probe and it was found that statement of the then coal minister was not necessary.
He, however, clarified that the then coal minister was not permitted to be examined.
Officer said, “PMO officials were examined. The then minister of coal was not examined in light of the statement of PMO officials… the then coal minister was not permitted to be examined. It was found that his statement was not necessary.”
The court directed CBI during the hearing to file the case diary before it after which the Senior Public Prosecutor VK Sharma said that the agency be allowed to file these documents in a sealed cover.
The judge said, “I deem it appropriate that let the case diary files and crime files of the present case be summoned and as per the request of Senior PP, let it be produced in the sealed cover.”
Bureau Report
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