Govt stonewalls coalgate probe?

  • 11 years ago
In a major setback to the CBI in the Coalgate probe, Corporate Affairs Minister has rejected CBI's plea to start probe against the former secretary in the coal allocation scam. The CBI had sought to question former secretary HC Gupta, who is currently a member of the Competition Commission of India (CCI), over the allocation process for captive mines that has been slammed by the federal auditor for causing a Rs 1.86 lakh crore revenue loss. Gupta is a crucial link in alleged irregularities in allocation of coal mines when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh held charge of the portfolio.

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