Allegations against CBI director Alok Verma a joke : Subramanian Swamy
New Delhi: Subramanian Swamy, parliamentarian from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, is upset that his party’s government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not fulfilling its anti-corruption promise. The latest example of that, according to him, is the war within the Central Bureau of Investigation.
Swamy, while speaking with BloombergQuint, called the charges of corruption against CBI Director Alok Verma a “joke”, saying that the “honest officer” would not misappropriate even a “bag of salt”.
Verma, who initiated investigation against his deputy and Special Director Rakesh Asthana for alleged bribery, has been asked by the government to go on leave. Asthana, who levelled similar charges against Verma, too has been sent on a leave.
But why is Swamy backing an officer that his government seems to have shunted out? Swamy suggested that Prime Minister Modi is so busy with the “big picture” that he hasn’t noticed the situation.
The number of banquets he (Modi) attends of heads of states itself takes 30-40 percent of his time. The question is, does he delegate his authority to those people who are honest and have them probed from time to time to see whether they have become rogue or not. He didn’t do it.
-Subramanian Swamy, Member of Parliament, BJP
courtesy : bloombergquint.com
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Court grants statutory bail to two more accused in Sabarimala gold loss cases
Kollam (Kerala) (PTI): A court here on Thursday granted statutory bail to more accused in two cases related to the alleged gold loss from the Sabarimala temple.
The Kollam Vigilance Court Judge Mohit CS granted bail to Chennai-based Smart Creations CEO Pankaj Bhandari and Ballari-based jeweller Govardhan Roddam in connection with cases involving gold loss from the Dwarapalaka (guardian deity) gold plates and the door frames of the Sreekovil (sanctum sanctorum) at the temple.
The duo was granted bail in both cases after the Special Investigation Team (SIT) failed to file charge sheets within 90 days of their arrest.
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Pankaj Bhandari is the 12th accused in the Dwarapalaka case and the ninth accused in the Sreekovil door frame case, while Govardhan Roddam is the 13th accused in the Dwarapalaka case and the 10th accused in the Sreekovil door frame case.
With the latest development, as many as 10 accused have now been released from jail after securing bail in the Sabarimala cases.
According to the investigation, the artefacts from Sabarimala were taken to Smart Creations in 2019 for replating, after which the SIT alleged that gold was lost.
Govardhan is also said to be a close associate of the prime accused, Unnikrishnan Potty.
The SIT, following searches at the residences and offices of the accused, had recovered gold allegedly equivalent to the reported losses from Sabarimala.
The SIT has informed the Kerala High Court that charge sheets in the cases will be filed before the end of March.
