[1]NEW DELHI :CBI director Ranjit Sinha has filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court today. He filed the affidavit to dismiss allegations against him that he favoured private persons after meeting with them at his official residence.The allegations were levelled against him by an NGO- Centre For Public Interest Litigation (CPIL) represented by advocate- Prashant Bhushan.
It is learnt that the CBI director may admit his meeting with private persons in his affidavit. But he dismissed allegations against him that he favoured any private individual.
Meanwhile another NGO- Common Cause has also alleged Sinha’s involvement in the coal scam. The apex court has asked he CBI director to file his response against this by September 19.The Supreme Court has termed the allegations against the CBI director as very serious.
The NGO Common Cause, represented by Prashant Bhushan, whose PIL led to the declaration of 218 coal block allocations as illegal, moved the Supreme Court seeking the removal of Sinha from his post of CBI direc ..
The NGO Common Cause, represented by Prashant Bhushan, whose PIL led to the declaration of 218 coal block allocations as illegal, moved the Supreme Court seeking the removal of Sinha from his post of CBI direc ..
The NGO Common Cause, represented by Prashant Bhushan, whose PIL led to the declaration of 218 coal block allocations as illegal, moved the Supreme Court seeking the removal of Sinha from his post of CBI direc ..
CBI chief Ranjit Sinha today told the Supreme Court that allegations that he may have compromised investigations into some of the country’s biggest financial scams are incorrect. Mr Sinha explained why he met some of the accused in those scams at his Delhi home to A TV Channel.
“I have a residential office and there are many persons who would not like to meet me at the CBI Headquarters due to the undue publicity they would receive.” He stressed in his interview, as he has in his affidavit to the Supreme Court, “Nobody can say I have shown any favours to persons I have allegedly met.
” The top court is hearing a case that asks for the CBI Director to be removed from office for allegedly trying to impede a fair inquiry into how coal and telecom resources were allocated at a reported loss of lakhs of crores to the country. A retinue of accusations accusing Mr Sinha of trying to protect some of the powerful people accused of links to the scandals have been made by lawyer-activist Prashant Bhushan, who is also a senior leader of the Aam Aadmi Party.
In support of his claims, Mr Bhushan has asked the top court to review a record of visitors at the CBI chief’s home – he claims the list shows frequent house calls by those Mr Sinha’s agency has accused of serious criminal charges. Sources close to Mr Sinha say that he has stressed that contrary to what Mr Bhushan has alleged, he over-ruled his team to make the case stronger against some of the accused.
As an example, in his affidavit to the Supreme Court, he has allegedly cited the Aircel-Maxis case. The CBI chief says he insisted on tougher charge against former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran who has been accused of misusing his office to help a Malaysia-based billionaire acquire the telecom Aircel, allegedly in exchange for a massive investment in a media firm owned by Mr Maran’s brother.
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