AMN /
CBI today told a special court that there was no evidence against former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in coal scam case. It opposed the plea of ex-Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda seeking summoning of former PM as additional accused in the case, saying the application was “devoid of any merits”.
Special Public Prosecutor R S Cheema told the court that the records of the case not even prima facie suggest that the then PM, who was also Coal Minister at that time, was part of any conspiracy in allocating coal block to Jindal Group firms. He said that a comprehensive and complete probe has been conducted by CBI in the case.
The court, after hearing the submissions, reserved its order on Koda’s plea for October 16. Koda’s plea had contended that Singh being the final authority to allocate coal blocks, cannot escape from the consequences of his decision.