India News: Bansal, who also skipped the cabinet meeting Thursday, is under pressure following the arrest of his nephew Vijay Singla by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with his alleged acceptance of Rs.90 lakh as part-payment of a bribe for the promotion of an official to the Railway Board.
Law Minister Ashwani Kumar is also facing the heat from the opposition over accusations that he vetted - and changed - the draft CBI report on the coal blocks allocation controversy.