NEW DELHI - Opening a whole new front, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Feb 11 ordered filing of an FIR against Petroleum Minister M Veerappa Moily, former minister Murli Deora and RIL chief Mukesh Ambani for alleged collusion in the hike in prices of natural gas from KG basin. Asking the Center to put on hold the decision to hike price of gas, to be implemented from April 1,
he told a press conference that the Anti Corruption Branch (ACB) of his Government has been asked to file a criminal case under provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act. Kejriwal, whose government survives on Congress support, has been needling the party by launching probes into alleged corruption in Commonwealth Games projects and other issues. But this is the first decision in which he has sought to target ministers at the Center and a high-profile corporate. Former DG, Hydrocarbons, V K Sibal and RIL will also be arraigned in the case which will be based on a “common complaint” filed by former Cabinet Secretary TSR Subrmanian, Admiral former Navy Chief Admiral R H Tahiliani, eminent lawyer Kamini Jaiswal and former Union Secretary EAS Sarma. Alleging collusion between ministers, officials and RIL, Kejriwal said the details in the complaint were “shocking” and were an assault on the country’s economic sovereignty amounting to anti-national activity.
Quoting from the complaint, the Chief Minister said the impact of the hike in gas price would cost the country a minimum of Rs 545,000 million every year and allow RIL to make a future windfall profit of Rs 120,000 million. (PTI)
Quoting from the complaint, the Chief Minister said the impact of the hike in gas price would cost the country a minimum of Rs 545,000 million every year and allow RIL to make a future windfall profit of Rs 120,000 million. (PTI)
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