A key aide of veteran activist Anna Hazare, Kiran Bedi, on Monday (June 11) called for impartial probe after federal ministers laid allegations against Hazare aides.
Overseas Indian affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi and junior minister in Prime Minister Office V. Narayanasamy called them anti-national and questioned their track record.
Hazare aides have demanded that a special investigation to probe graft charges against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and 14 senior ministers.
"Allegations against us, the ministers and the Prime Minister should be probed by a special investigation team not by the CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) because the CBI is under the government's control. The CBI always does flip-flops," Bedi told reporters in Varanasi city of northern Uttar Pradesh state.
The Computer and Auditor General (CAG) has accused the government of extending 'undue benefits' of more than ten trillion rupees to commercial entities by allotting 155 coal acreages during 2004-09 when PM was in-charge of the coal ministry.
"He allocated coal mines to companies which were not in need of it. Some of them were garment or cassettes making companies. Instead it should have allocated to power, steal and cement companies. The contract was renewed despite they had not begin mining. As a result, the government had to import the coal by spending our foreign exchange reserve," added Bedi.
They have threatened an indefinite fast from July 25 if their demand was not met.
A key aide of veteran anti-graft activist Anna Hazare, Kiran Bedi, calls for impartial probe after federal ministers laid allegations against Hazare aides.
PLEASE NOTE: THIS EDIT CONTAINS CONVERTED 4:3 MATERIAL
VARANASI, UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA (JUNE 11, 2012) (ORIGINALLY 4:3) (ANI-NO ACCESS BBC)
1. A KEY AIDE OF VETERAN ANTI-GRAFT ACTIVIST ANNA HAZARE, KIRAN BEDI, AT A PUBLIC MEET
2. BEDI LOOKING AT HER MOBILE PHONE
3. AUDIENCES SITTING
4. MORE PEOPLE LOOKING
5. (SOUNDBITE) (Hindi) A KEY AIDE OF VETERAN ANTI-GRAFT ACTIVIST ANNA HAZARE, KIRAN BEDI, SAYING:
"Allegations against us, the ministers and the Prime Minister should be probed by a special investigation team not by the CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) because the CBI is under the government's control. The CBI always does flip-flops."
6. A BANNER WITH PICTURES OF HAZARE, BEDI AND HER COLLEAGUE ARVIND KEJRIWAL
7. (SOUNDBITE) (Hindi) A KEY AIDE OF VETERAN ANTI-GRAFT ACTIVIST ANNA HAZARE, KIRAN BEDI, SAYING:
"He allocated coal mines to companies which were not in need of it. Some of them were garment or cassettes making companies. Instead it should have allocated to power, steal and cement companies. The contract was renewed despite they had not begin mining. As a result, the government had to import the coal by spending our foreign exchange reserve."
8. PEOPLE PARTICIPATING IN ANTI-CORRUPTION RALLY
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