March 24, 2011 9:19 AM

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PM asserts that no one from his party indulged in any unlawful act to win trust vote in 2008

The Prime Minister has asserted that none from the Congress Party or the government indulged in any unlawful act to win the trust vote in Parliament in July, 2008. Replying to a short duration debate in both Houses of Parliament Dr. Manmohan Singh said, there is no conclusive evidence of bribery in the alleged cash for votes issue.The Prime Minister said, the Parliamentary panel which probed the matter recommended for investigation by an appropriate agency and the Delhi police is seized of the matter. Dr. Singh cautioned the Members not to tread on the dangerous path of relying on purported diplomatic cables for the future management of the country. NDA members staged a walk out in Lok Sabha after Prime Minister's reply on the cash-for-vote scam. HRD Minister Kapil Sibal alleged that BJP was behind the sting operation to destablise the sitting government. Challenging the opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said that investigation in the cash for vote issue will be completed shortly. He said that fresh allegations about the involvement of certain entities will also be taken into account by the crime branch of Delhi police which is still examining the veracity of sting operation tapes submitted by forensic laboratory. Earlier, launching a scathing attack on the government, the Opposition BJP demanded a CBI probe in the alleged cash for vote scam. Government has turned down BJP demand for a CBI probe into cash for vote issue.Participating in the debate in the Lok Sabha leader of opposition Sushma Swaraj also called for filing fresh FIRs against those named by the parliamentary panel in the case. Echoing similar sentiments, the leader of opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Arun Jaitley said this was an issue of political corruption which could neither be under-estimated nor under-stated. He demanded that the matter be brought to its logical conclusion, adding that the ruling party was trying to cover up foolproof evidence.

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