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| Attorney General advises govt |
| Attorney General advises govt not to seek legal immunity for PM in coal scam
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| INDIA
, 19-October-2012
9:53:31 AM |
| The Attorney General GE Vahanvati has advised the government against going to court to seek exemption for Dr Manmohan Singh from FIRs or police complaints being registered by the opposition BJP across the country in connection with the coal swindle. The government is likely to accept his opinion.
The government is concerned that the Prime Minister could be questioned by the police in connection with the coal scam, worth 1.86 lakh crores according to the national auditor.
So it was keen to ask for immunity for Dr Manmohan Singh, say sources.
The BJP has launched a high-volume campaign against the Prime Minister because he was in charge of the Coal Ministry when some coal blocks were allocated at below-market rates. The auditor or CAG said in a report in August that the method of allocation lacked transparency, but did not indict either the Prime Minister or his office.
The BJP is filing police cases against Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal, Sonia Gandhi who is the chairperson of the ruling UPA coalition, and the Prime Minister.
Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde and the PM reportedly met on September 21 to discuss the possibility of him being summoned for questioning because the BJP has named him in FIRS (First Information Reports) or police complaints. The Home Minister suggested that a petition be filed in the Supreme Court for exemption for the Prime Minister from FIRs.
He said the petition could argue that the CBI is already investigating the alleged swindle, and the matter is sub-judice because the Supreme Court has asked the government to explain the policy it followed in assigning coal blocks.
However, Attorney General GE Vahanvati advised against this."It would be inadvisable to take any immediate steps at this stage since there does not seem to be any remedy available to seek omnibus protection," he opined
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