New Delhi, Apr 26: Setting off a political bombshell, CBI Director Ranjit Sinha today submitted before the Supreme Court that the agency's status report on coal allocation scam was “shared” with Law Minister Ashwani Kumar “as desired by him” and that senior officials of PMO and Coal ministry had also seen it.
Sinha's two-page affidavit filed on the direction of the apex court contradicts the claim made by CBI counsel on the last date of hearing that the coalgate scam report was not shared with any member of the government.
“I submit that the draft (status report)of the same was shared with Law Minister as desired by him prior to its submission before the Supreme Court....it was also shared with one joint secretary level officer each of Prime Minister's Office and Ministry of Coal as desired by them,” the affidavit said.
The affidavit triggered a political storm with the Opposition saying the Law Minister's continuance in office has become untenable and demanded his resignation.
On his part, Kumar said, “Truth will prevail”. The CBI Director said whatever he has to say, it was before the apex court.
