Surprise! No politician in cash-for-vote scam
Police started investigating afresh the allegation of MPs being bribed after a rebuke from Supreme Court.
By Neeraj Chauhan, TNN | Updated:
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police have claimed that they have not found evidence to establish the complicity of any politician in one of the country's biggest political scandals: the allegation that bribes were paid in the July 2008 trust vote over the Indo-US nuclear deal. The Manmohan Singh government had won the vote because of defections from the Opposition.
The status report that police have to submit to the Supreme Court on Wednesday is focused on the role of Suhail Hindustani, the alleged liaison between former SP leader Amar Singh and the three BJP MPs whom he allegedly tried to bribe. The report, sources said, stressed that the police had found no evidence yet that Hindustani was contacted by any politician.
Police started investigating afresh the allegation of MPs being bribed after a rebuke from Supreme Court. Responding to a PIL, the court took exception to Delhi Police's lethargy in investigating the sensational case of political corruption. The court's response to these findings, although preliminary, will be worth watching.
The UPA government had been forced to take the trust vote and scout for support from outside after 61 members belonging to Left in the Lok Sabha pulled out to protest against the PM's insistence on going ahead with the nuclear deal.
WHAT COPS DIDN'T FIND
Evidence against any political leader, including Amar Singh, of involvement in allegedly bribing BJP MPs
Evidence to show Suhail Hindustani was contacted by any of the politicians named in the case; call details of leaders examined not enough
Names of political leaders being mentioned by Hindustani in footage of sting operation
Evidence of Sanjeev Saxena being linked to Amar Singh though some documents indicate he was the former SP leader's personal secy
The status report that police have to submit to the Supreme Court on Wednesday is focused on the role of Suhail Hindustani, the alleged liaison between former SP leader Amar Singh and the three BJP MPs whom he allegedly tried to bribe. The report, sources said, stressed that the police had found no evidence yet that Hindustani was contacted by any politician.
Police started investigating afresh the allegation of MPs being bribed after a rebuke from Supreme Court. Responding to a PIL, the court took exception to Delhi Police's lethargy in investigating the sensational case of political corruption. The court's response to these findings, although preliminary, will be worth watching.
The UPA government had been forced to take the trust vote and scout for support from outside after 61 members belonging to Left in the Lok Sabha pulled out to protest against the PM's insistence on going ahead with the nuclear deal.
WHAT COPS DIDN'T FIND
Evidence against any political leader, including Amar Singh, of involvement in allegedly bribing BJP MPs
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Evidence to show Suhail Hindustani was contacted by any of the politicians named in the case; call details of leaders examined not enough
Names of political leaders being mentioned by Hindustani in footage of sting operation
Evidence of Sanjeev Saxena being linked to Amar Singh though some documents indicate he was the former SP leader's personal secy
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