Facing flak from the Opposition for trying to influence CBI probe in the coal block scam, law Minister Ashwani Kumar on Monday received support from the Congress which rejected the BJP’s demand for his resignation.
The party tried to justify the law Minister’s meeting with CBI officials saying that it was a normal practice and meeting does not mean that he had tried to influence the probe into the coalgate. It asked the BJP and other political parties to wait for the CBI to file an affidavit before the Supreme Court before making any such allegations.
Congress spokesman Rashid Alvi, who had received a call from Kumar on Sunday explaining his position, told mediapersons that he was not aware of any such meeting but even if it had happened there was nothing surprising. Generally, the CBI officials meet the law Minister to discuss any case before going to court as Attorney General and Solicitor General and other legal officials are under the Ministry.
However, this does not mean the Government interfered he said and claimed that CBI is an independent agency which is probing the matter under the Supreme Court’s direction.