New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday opposed former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda’s plea to summon former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the coal scam.
The CBI said that there was no evidence found against Singh. Since he had not interfered in the process of the screening committee, it clearly suggests that the former PM, who was also the then Coal Minister, was part of the conspiracy in the coal block allocation to the accused firms.
There is no prima facie evidence against Singh to summon him as an accused, the CBI told the special court in connection with the allocation of Amarkonda Murgadangal block to Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) and Gagan Sponge Iron Pvt Ltd (GSIPL).
