New Delhi: Congress’ young turk Sachin Pilot, emerging as a major force in the BJP-ruled Rajasthan, is in serious trouble as the CBI is all set to grill Mr Pilot for his alleged involvement in the multi-crore ambulance scam.
The Congress has been gaining strength in the state ruled by the saffron party and had recently put up a good show during last year’s panchayat polls. Mr Pilot had been credited for the victory. However, the CBI will not only go after Mr Pilot, but also target the former Congress chief minister, Ashok Gehlot, in connection with the scam. It is for the first time he would soon be summoned to the CBI headquarters here for extensive questioning. “After analysing documents recovered during searches in 2015, the CBI has now decided to examine all persons, including senior politicians, who have been named in the FIR. The agency is expected to start summoning them from next week,” sources said. The CBI has already recorded the statements of two directors of a private firm in connection with the case, they added.
The CBI on August 28, 2015 registered a case against Mr Gehlot, Mr Pilot and sons of two former Union ministers in connection with the ambulance scam. The agency also named Karti Chidmabaram, son of senior Congress leaders and former Union minister P. Chidambaram, and former Rajasthan health minister Duru Miya.
