Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.
Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on an expose of alleged graft involving Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh.
Here are the highlights of what he said:
Here are the highlights of what he said:
- I have heard that Sonia Gandhi scolds her party MPs who raise their voice against uncalled for agitation.
- Rahul Gandhi is talking a lot these days, Sonia Gandhi isn't.
- We have raised questions on (allegations of corruption against) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh.
- Anand Chauhan worked for LIC. He used to show an income of four to five lakh.
- In 2011-12, he had Rs 6 crore in his bank account. This led to IT scrutiny.
- He told officials that this money belongs to Virbhadra Singh, and that he had bought a single premium policy worth Rs 5 crore for him.
- Virbhadra Singh and Vishambhar Das had an agreement on June 17, 2008, for an annual fee of Rs 10.5 lakh.
- Virbhadra Singh refuted and said he had an agreement with him for Rs 5 crores, and used that money for LIC premium.
- When asked, Virbhadra Singh said he had retrospectively made a new agreement with Anand Mohan (or Chauhan).
- When I went through the documents, I found it strange that a Bajaj scooter was being used to transport apples. Its number was HP07-068.
- Maruti cars and oil Tankers and Bajaj Pulsar motorcycles were used to transport apples.
- This was slush money to be channelised.
- Vishambhar Das's contract was cancelled. Anand Chauhan came into the picture.
- An agreement was signed with Venture Energy Technology Private Limited on June 14, 2002.
- Since they didn't do any work, the work was given over to a HPSEB.
- Suddenly, before the elections, it was decided by the Cabinet to grant the contract to Venture on September 04, 2013.
- Vakkamula Chandrashekhar (V Chandrashekhar), the name is interesting.
- When the bye-election happened, his wife was contesting.
- The promoter of the company, V Chandrashekar, has given an unsecured loan of 1.5 crore rupees to Virbhadra Singh's wife and 2.4 crore rupees to him.
- How is it and why is it that your powerful CM is suddenly extending the cancelled project of Venture Ltd and promoter is giving unsecured loan to him.
- Is it quid pro quo, or not ?
- It is bribery cloaked under the literary word of "unsecured loan".
- 10 months extension was given to Venture. They had to pay Rs 58.19 lakh.
- That wasn't given as there was shortage of funds, but that same promoter was willing to give 1.5 crore rupees to the wife and 2.4 crores to the Chief Minister.
- Tarini Infrastructure, another company of V Chandrashekar. In the list of shareholders as of 2012, Pratibha Singh has 3.40 lakh shares, Aparajita Singh has 3 lakh shares.
- One thing I must appreciate, that Virbhadra Singh allowed his PS Amrit Pal to have 10,000 shares in the company.
- Maple Destination and Dream Duel Private Limited is a company owned by Vikram 95% and Aparajita 5%.
- Without doing any work, this company purchases a farm house in Dera Mandi, mehrauli. It was bought from Bisheshwar Gadde , secretary of Lingayat society for Rs 6.61 crore.
- Cheque is of Rs 1.2 crore while cash is Rs 5.4 crore as shown by Mr Gadde.
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