-TheWire.in According to NGO Common Cause, Modi missed an opportunity to to set a high benchmark to fight systemic corruption by not putting in place an accountable system to appoint the new Comptroller and Auditor General. An NGO that played a critical role in transforming the way natural resources are allocated by filing PILs in the Coal Block Allocations and 2G spectrum allocation cases, has criticised the Narendra Modi government for following...
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Appointment of the CAG of India requires an objective and accountable process
-Press Release from Common Cause Common Cause, an organisation dedicated to serving public causes through democratic interventions, is shocked that the NDA government has followed exactly the same practice and procedures as the predecessor UPA government in the appointment of the new Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India. The Narendra Modi government, which claims to have zero tolerance for corruption, has missed a golden opportunity to set a high benchmark...
More »In Detailed Judgment On Coal Scam Case, Huge Relief For Manmohan Singh -Tanima Biswas
-NDTV During arguments in court, Former coal secretary HC Gupta had claimed that then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had given the "final approval" in the case. New Delhi: A judgment which convicted three former coal ministry officials for corruption in one of the cases related to the coal scam on Friday has also given a huge relief to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who was in charge of the coal ministry...
More »Court convicts 1st secretary-level bureaucrat in Coalgate case
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: A special CBI court on Friday convicted former coal secretary H C Gupta and others in a case pertaining to the allocation of a coal block to Kamal Sponge Steel and Power Limited (KSSPL). Gupta is the first secretary-rank officer to be convicted in a case pertaining to Coal Block Allocation. Special CBI judge Bharat Parashar also convicted the coal ministry's former joint secretary K S Kropha...
More »CBI books ex-chief Ranjit Sinha in corruption case -Devesh K Pandey
-The Hindu The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a corruption case against its former Director Ranjit Sinha on allegations of abusing his authority to scuttle enquiries, investigations and prosecutions in the Coal Block Allocation cases. He happens to be the second CBI chief to have been booked by the agency in 2017. The case was registered under the Prevention of Corruption Act on Monday pursuant to the Supreme Court directive...
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