New Delhi: Former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda on Monday moved an application before a Delhi court seeking the summoning of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and two others as accused in a coal scam case in which the CBI had chargesheeted industrialist Naveen Jindal and others.
Mr Koda, also an accused in the case, sought the summoning of Dr Manmohan Singh, who was then holding the coal portfolio, Anand Swarup, who was then secretary (energy), and then mines and geology secretary Jai Shankar Tiwari.
A copy of Mr Koda’s application was supplied to the CBI and the court asked the agency to file its reply, if any, on the plea. The former CM’s counsel told the court that the arguments on the application be heard along with arguments on framing of charges in the case.
The court has fixed August 28 for scrutiny of documents supplied to the accused by the CBI along with its chargesheet.
