The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement:
The
CBI has lodged an FIR against the Chairman of the Hindalco and the
former Coal Secretary in a coal allocation case. This is part of the
ongoing investigations in the coal block allocation matter.
The
CPI(M) has been demanding a thorough investigation in this case of
allocating natural resources illegally to ensure windfall profits to
certain companies. Since this involved the period when the Prime
Minister was in charge of the Ministry of Coal, this aspect also needs
investigation.
It is shocking that a Union
Minister, Anand Sharma, has come out in defence of a big industrialist
claiming he is innocent in the case. This is nothing but a blatant
effort to influence the case and intimidate the CBI. This stand is also
to justify the covert policy of privatizing the coal industry which is
the root cause for the corruption involved.
The Polit Bureau demands that the CBI proceed in the entire investigation and pursue the guilty without fear or favour.
