New Delhi: Two Union Ministers, Prakash Javadekar and Hansraj Ahir, on Tuesday protested in a special court against CBI's move to close a coal allocation case, allegedly involving Prakash Industries Ltd (PIL) and others, in which he was the complainant.
The plea was jointly filed by Mr Javadekar, Human Resource Development Minister and Mr Ahir, the Minister of State in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, on whose complaint the Central Vigilance Commission had started its proceedings.
Both the ministers sought the court's direction to reject CBI's closure report filed in the case and direct the probe agency to further investigate the matter and file a supplementary charge sheet in the case.
Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar asked the counsel for both the BJP leaders to supply the copy of protest petition to the CBI prosecutors V K Sharma and A P Singh and investigating officer and put up the matter for consideration on November 2.
The protest petition alleged that the company, PIL, had deliberately misrepresented facts to the 35th Screening Committee in connivance with other accused to get the coal block and investigation was done on the same lines as claimed by the accused.
The petition of Mr Javadekar and Mr Ahir came in response to the court's earlier notice asking them if they wanted to submit anything on the final report in the case.
The court had earlier issued notices to the two ministers after CVC Director Sanjay Agarwal had informed it that CVC was not a complainant in the matter and had no role to play in the case and it was these two leaders on whose complaint the Commission had started its proceedings.
It had said that before accepting CBI's closure report, the court was duty bound to issue notice to the complainant.
The plea was jointly filed by Mr Javadekar, Human Resource Development Minister and Mr Ahir, the Minister of State in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, on whose complaint the Central Vigilance Commission had started its proceedings.
Both the ministers sought the court's direction to reject CBI's closure report filed in the case and direct the probe agency to further investigate the matter and file a supplementary charge sheet in the case.
The protest petition alleged that the company, PIL, had deliberately misrepresented facts to the 35th Screening Committee in connivance with other accused to get the coal block and investigation was done on the same lines as claimed by the accused.
Advertisement
The court had earlier issued notices to the two ministers after CVC Director Sanjay Agarwal had informed it that CVC was not a complainant in the matter and had no role to play in the case and it was these two leaders on whose complaint the Commission had started its proceedings.
Advertisement
COMMENTS
Advertisement
CBI Raids Multiple Locations In Bengal Linked To Coal Pilferage Case No Bail For Bhupesh Baghel's Deputy Secretary In Coal Levy Scam Case Ex Rajya Sabha MP Among Those Convicted In Coal Scam Case, Sentencing On July 18 Video: Woman Tries To Jump Off Mumbai's Atal Setu, Saved By Driver, Cops Parents Gave Names Of Interns, Doctors To CBI In Kolkata Horror: Sources Private Jets, Luxury Cars: Lavish Life Of "Ketamine Queen" Jasveen Sangha Sunita Williams Stuck In Space: What 6 Months Can Do To Perception Of Time AIIMS Raipur Recruitment 2024: Applications Begin For 82 Positions Joe Biden Exit To Kamala Harris Endorsement: Wildest Month Ahead Of US Polls Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.