CBI raid on coal firm fixed : Kejrival
New Delhi: Social Activist Arvind Kejriwal, on Thursday alleged that the raids conducted by the Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI) on certain coal companies recently were fixed.
In a post on Twitter, Kejriwal said that he had received an e-mail from an officer of one of the raided companies, mentioning a tip-off before the raids took place.
The central investigating agency conducted raids on the offices and homes of officials named for their role in getting undue favours in the allocation process on Tuesday, including those of the lawmakers from the ruling Congress party.
Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari denied the allegations, terming it as “extremely irresponsible”.
“If at all the person who has articulated such an argument has evidence, I think it is incumbent upon him to put it in the public domain.
“If he has just shot from the hip, then it is appropriate that the statement should be withdrawn, because it neither serves the cause of public discourse, nor the cause of responsibility, to make such irresponsible utterances,” he said.
Congress leader Jagdambika Pal said, “Given the kind of statements Kejriwal makes every day, I believe that even this time, he has done the same to mislead the country.”
The CAG report suggested private companies had made windfall gains of about Rs 1.86 lakh crore owing to the underpriced sale of coalfields between 2004 and 2009.
