Former coal secretary pc parakh to be quizzed by cbi on. Coalgate and other truths authored by former coal secretary p c parakh released. Gupta and two serving bureaucrats were sentenced on monday to two years in prison in the coal block allocation scam, one of the biggest scandals to hit the. Cbi books kumar mangalam birla, former coal secretary pc parekh the agency registered a first information report fir and conducted searches in mumbai, delhi, secunderabad and bhubaneswar. A special court here today convicted former coal secretary h c gupta in a coal scam case. Besides gupta, special cbi judge bharat parashar also convicted private firm vikash metals and power limited, one serving and one retired public servant exjoint secretary in ministry of coal moc.
I got a reward for my good work, eight years after retirement in. A special court in delhi on friday convicted former coal secretary hc gupta, four other people and a private firm of involvement in alleged irregularities in the allocation of coal blocks in west. Cags grandstanding on coal scam was uncalled for, says former. Former energy secretary ernest moniz on coal, climate. A new book accuses prime minister manmohan singh of being weak and unable to stamp out corruption on his watch, the second recent attack by. The congress party which has been on the backfoot after the release of a controversial book by sanjaya baru, former media advisor to prime minister manmohan singh is expected to face further embarrassment with former coal secretary p c parakhs tellall book hitting the stands on monday. Read more about ex coal secy says pm responsible for coal scam on business standard. Ex coal secretary hc gupta challenges his jail term the former coal secretary has challenged before the delhi high court his conviction and twoyear jail term awarded by a special court.
Former coal secretary pc parakh is set to release his book on monday in new delhi and is likely to come out with some significant revelations on administration and governance including his stint. Manmohan singh headed govt which had little political authority. It was the second book in the last week to portray 81yearold singh, prime minister since 2004, as a wellintentioned man of high personal integrity but one often unable to assert his authority. Former coal secretary pc parakhs book may put cbi in. New delhi reuters a new book accuses prime minister manmohan singh of being weak and unable to stamp out corruption on his watch, the second recent attack by an insider that undermines the. Excoal secy says pm responsible for coal scam business. A new book, authored by former coal secretary pc parakh, accuses priafter sanjaya barus book the accidental prime minister. A retired top bureaucrat on monday painted a picture of a helpless prime minister manmohan singh being unable to control his ministers who had scuttled his move for reforms in the coal ministry and lashed out at mps as blackmailers and extortionists. That impression was underlined in a book, published on monday, called crusader or conspirator. At a time when a book from prime ministers former media advisor sanjaya baru has created political ripples, a new book from former coal secretary p c. The development comes days after former coal secretary h c gupta, accused in several coal scam cases, said he was ready to face trial from inside the jail and withdraw his lawyers owing to. Excoal secretarys book paints picture of a helpless manmohan singh. Former coal secretary hc gupta and two former bureaucrats convicted of corruption in a coal scam case by a special cbi court last week were sentenced to two years in jail today. Coalgate and other truths on monday, which has created ripples in political circles.
Former coalsecretary, pc parekh on monday said that the he held the prime ministerresponsible for the coal gate scam and the subsequent policy paralysis in the country while releasing his book, crusader or conspirator coal gate and other truths. Former coal secretary hc gupta gets 3 years in jail in coal scam case. Special cbi judge bharat parasher also gave a similar sentence to two other senior government officials, ks kropha and kc samaria, in the case. Former coal secretary hc gupta gets 3 years in jail in. This launch came closely after sanjaya barus book release created a ruckus over congress leader sonia gandhis interference in. Former union coal secretary hc gupta and four other have been convicted in the coal block allocation case.
On 11 june 20, cbi has booked former minister of state for coal dasari narayan rao and. Gupta in a corruption case related to the allocation of a chhattisgarhbased coal block, but couldnt prove any. Opinion what the people defending former coal secretary hc gupta are not telling you instead of challenging the captive coal block scam, he seems to have played along in the process. Special cbi judge bharat parashar also convicted the coal ministrys then joint secretary k s kropha and. Parakh says prime minister manmohan singhs authority in determining the process by which coal. The conviction of a former coal secretary, the present chief secretary of a state, and a director hereafter referred to as coal trio by a cbi court in the allocation of coal mines raises. Former coal secretary hc gupta, five others held guilty of. Since he left office in january, former energy secretary ernest moniz has seen significant. After being unable to find publishers, who probably dreaded inviting contempt of court, p c parakh the former coal secretary has finally self published his book on coalgate case. Former coal secy h c gupta convicted in a coal scam case.
Former coal secretary pc parakh, booked for allegedly abusing his official position to grant a coal block to hindalco, will be appearing before cbi for questioning on thursday. In your book you have written that kalyan singh was crestfallen and livid. A delhi court on friday held former coal secretary hc gupta guilty of corruption and criminal conspiracy in a coal scam case relating to allotment of coal blocks in west bengal. Coal allocation scam or coalgate is a major political scandal concerning the indian. Coordinated searches were carried out at six locations including offices of the aditya birla group in mumbai,new. Former coal secretarys book, crusader or conspirator coalgate. Parakh says prime minister manmohan singh s authority in determining the process by which coal. After baru, former coal secretary releases book on manmohan singh. The portfolio is held by cabinet minister pralhad joshi the ministry of coal is charged with exploration of coal and lignite reserves in india, production, supply, distribution and price of coal through the governmentowned corporations coal india limited and its subsidiaries, as well as neyveli lignite.
Parakhs book the coal conundrum was released here on saturday by former chief vigilance commissioner p. At a time when a book from prime ministers former media advisor sanjaya baru has created political ripples, a new book from former coal secretary p c parakh is going to add fuel to the fire. After sanjay baru, former coal secretary parakhs book. After sanjaya baru, former coal secretary p c parakhs book too hits manmohan singh pti, pti. The cbi served a fresh summon to the former bureaucrat for appearing on may one as he had expressed his inability to appear on april 25. Former coal secretary hc gupta convicted in a coal scam. Parakh manmohan singh book coalgate congress coal election new delhi. A delhi court on wednesday sentenced former coal secretary hc gupta to threeyear imprisonment in a coal block. Former coal secretary pc parakh, against whom the cbi has registered a case for allegedly favoring hindalco in coal block at odisha, has accused cbi director ranjit sinha of having acted against him to. Former coal secretary h c gupta, who resigned as member of competition commission of india, was. Former coal secretary gupta, others get two years in jail.
A special court in new delhi on friday convicted former coal secretary h c gupta in a coal scam case. The former coal secretary released his book crusader or conspirator. How cbis case against former coal secretary hc gupta fell apart cbi levelled several charges against h. Former coal secretary hc gupta convicted in a coal scam case the order on the quantum of sentence will be pronounced on may 22. Former coal secretary pc parakh is set to release his book on monday in new delhi and is likely to come out with some significant revelations. Coalgate and other truths to be released on monday, parakh, who retired as coal secretary in december 2005, recalled an incident when he had gone to meet the prime minister on a farewell call after submitting his resignation to the then cabinet secretary b k chaturvedi. Excoal secretary hc gupta held guilty of corruption in. Former coal secretary pc parakhs book release on monday. Scam was uncalled for, says former coal secretary anil swarup. Hc gupta was earlier convicted in two other coal scam cases relating to kamal sponge steel and power ltd ksspl and vini iron and steel udyog ltd visul.
Congress today reacted cautiously to excoal secretary p c parakhs book in which he has embarrassed prime minister manmohan singh by. Parekh in his controversial book has alleged that the pm manmohan singh incapable to avert his own junior ministers from blocking a move towards a more transparent system of bidding for coal blocks. Parakhs book claims manmohan singhs authority undermined. The other, by a former media adviser to singh, was greeted with glee by the bjp, and the party is expected to seize on the coalgate book to try to land another blow at a crucial time. Former coal secretarys book deals new blow to pm singh. Former coal secretary hc gupta was on monday awarded twoyearimprisonment by a special court in new delhi in a coal scam case. Cbi books kumar mangalam birla,former secretary in coal. Right in the middle of the election season, former coal secretary and an accused in the allocations scam pc parakh is set to release an. After sanjaya baru, former coal secretary p c parakhs. Coalgate and other truths to be released on monday, parakh, who retired as coal secretary in december 2005, recalled an incident when he had gone to meet the prime minister on a farewell call after submitting. After baru, excoal secretarys book to add fuel to fire.
Former coal secretary h c gupta was today questioned for over seven hours by the cbi over alleged irregularities in the coal. Ernest moniz, former secretary of energy robin lubbock wbur this article is more than 3 years old. Ex coal secretary hc gupta and five others have been found guilty by a delhi court in a case related to alleged irregularities in the allocation of moira and. A delhi court friday held ex coal secretary h c gupta guilty of the offences of corruption and criminal conspiracy in a coal scam case relating to allotment of coal blocks in west. A new book accuses prime minister manmohan singh of being weak and unable to stamp out corruption on his watch, the second recent attack by an insider that undermines the congress party as it. The former coal secretary had strongly criticized the cbi in his book which was released earlier this year in april, in which he even accused cbi director ranjit sinha of abusing his office to book him.
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