Asaram Bapu row: Digvijay attacks BJP
New Delhi: Stepping up attack on BJP over Asaram Bapu controversy, Congress leader Digvijay Singh on Sunday targeted Narendra Modi, asking why he has not taken action on the report of a judicial commission which probed the mysterious death of two boys at the godman’s Gujarat ashram. The remarks by Singh, who claimed that Asaram was close to BJP, came a day after he questioned why opposition leader Sushma Swaraj was “silent” on rape allegation against the self-styled godman when she has been vocal on issue of atrocities on women and accused her party of double standards. Reacting to it, Swaraj said the law will take its own course. “In our country we have a law that is same for everybody,” she tweeted. But Singh persisted with his charge, “This is very illustrative of the double standrads of the BJP that they cry hoarse on issues where someone else is involved but where one of them is involved, they keep quiet.”
CBI to examine army officers part of deal
New Delhi: CBI will soon examine army officers who were part of the selection process for the 197 light utility helicopter deal which came under scanner of Italian authorities during their probe into bribery allegations against AgustaWestland in VVIP helicopter agreement. It was alleged that a Brigadier of the army who was heading the flight trials in 2010 had demanded USD five million from AgustaWestland to help swing lucrative deal in favour of the company.
Wakf Corporation on fast track
New Delhi: The Government has decided to speed up the process of setting up a corporation with a Rs 500-crore corpus to develop Wakf properties and use the increased income from it for the benefit of the Muslim community. Central Wakf Council, headed by Minority Affairs Minister K Rahman Khan and comprising senior officials from the Ministry, will meet on Monday to discuss the National Wakf Development Corporation.
CPM slams Govt for hike in fuel price
New Delhi: CPI(M) on Sunday slammed the Government over fuel price hike, saying unable to check the falling value of rupee, it was taking decisions which would further burden the common man. The Politburo of the party said the sixth increase in the price of petrol in the last three months would hurt the common man.”The price of diesel has been increased on the monthly basis of 50 paise per litre and a steeper increase is expected after the Parliament session. Unable to check the falling value of the rupee, the UPA Government is resorting to successive increases in the fuel prices,” it said in a statement.