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Manmohan challenges coal scam summons in SC
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh moved the Supreme Court on Wednesday challenging the summons ordered by a CBI trial court in a coal scam case. A special CBI court has ordered Singh to appear before it on April 8 in connection with the scam, which had created a huge embarrassment for his government during the ten-year UPA rule.
New Delhi: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh moved the Supreme Court on Wednesday challenging the summons ordered by a CBI trial court in a coal scam case. A special CBI court has ordered Singh to appear before it on April 8 in connection with the scam, which had created a huge embarrassment for his government during the ten-year UPA rule.
Former law minister and senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal and noted criminal lawyer KTS Tulsi will represent Singh in the apex court. The economist ex-PM has already been questioned by the CBI twice in the case. The special CBI court had summoned Singh along with five others including former coal secretary PC Parakh earlier this month. Singh has been accused of criminal conspiracy, corruption and breach of trust by a public servant.
Reacting to the summons issued on March 11, the former prime minister had said, "I am sure that the truth will prevail and I will get a chance to put forward my case with all the facts. I have always said I am open for legal scrutiny." "Of course I am upset, but this is part of life," he added.
The Congress also rejected the charges. "It needs to be understood that the Supreme Court did not pass even a whisper of a stricture on former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh," party spokesperson Manish Tewari had said. "The former PM and the former government conducted itself with utmost transparency," he added.
