rediff.com
rediff.com
News
      HOME | NEWS | PTI | REPORT
Tuesday
August 6, 2002
0200 IST

NEWSLINKS
US EDITION
SOUTH ASIA
COLUMNISTS
DIARY
SPECIALS
INTERVIEWS
CAPITAL BUZZ
REDIFF POLL
DEAR REDIFF
THE STATES
ELECTIONS
ARCHIVES
SEARCH REDIFF








 Click for confirmed
 seats to India!



 Is your Company
 registered?



 Spaced Out ?
 Click Here!



 Secrets every
 mother should
 know


 Search the Internet
         Tips

E-Mail this report to a friend
Print this page Best Printed on HP Laserjets


Government has admitted guilt, says jubilant Congress

The Congress on Monday said Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's decision to cancel the allotment of all petrol pumps, LPG and kerosene agencies made after January 2000 was an "admission of guilt" on the government's part and demanded the resignation of Petroleum Minister Ram Naik.

Welcoming the cancellation, Congress spokesman S Jaipal Reddy told reporters that it was a "glorious victory for the vibrancy" of Indian democracy and an "admission of guilt" on the part of the government, particularly Naik.

"We, therefore, demand the resignation of Naik because the chairmen of the dealer selection boards were directly appointed by the minister," he said.

Reddy also demanded an inquiry by a sitting judge of the Supreme Court, assisted by the Central Bureau of Investigation, to unearth the "grave irregularities" committed in the allotment.

Reddy demanded that the CBI seize all material and information pertaining to the allotment of these agencies immediately.

PTI

Back to top
(c) Copyright 2002 PTI. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of PTI content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent.

Tell us what you think of this report

ADVERTISEMENT      
NEWS | MONEY | SPORTS | MOVIES | CHAT | CRICKET | SEARCH
ASTROLOGY | CONTESTS | E-CARDS | NEWSLINKS | ROMANCE | WOMEN
SHOPPING | BOOKS | MUSIC | PERSONAL HOMEPAGES | FREE EMAIL| MESSENGER | FEEDBACK