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More skeletons'in JindaldosetTHE LATEST revelation by the CBI stating that theJindalGroup had allegcdly misrepresentedfacts in orderto Incur favour from the Ministry of Coal, particularlythe Minister of State for Coal, Dasari Narayan Rao, theco-accused in the FIR, Indicate the level ofcorrupflonthat bad beenresorted to by the steeland power tycoon,who isalso an Ml' from Ute ICurukshetra constituency iiiHaryana.'Ihe topprobing body's recent statements clearlypaint out that undue favour was given tothe Jindal Groupcornpanles Jindal Steel and Power Llmited (JSPL) andGagan Sponge-fron Pvt Ltd (GSIPL), even though theMinistry ofPower was against the proposalfor allocatingAsnarkondaMurgadangal coalblock to the firma. In therevelations, it hascome to light that DS Rao had writtentothe government of Jharkhand a teuerdated 20 June 2007,wherein hehad stresseonallocating the said cöal blockto three companies, out ofwhich two JSPLand GSIPLhad- -in their application thelevelofpreparednessln Jindal " Groupsmisrepresented ___________________setting up Ute proposedflagrant floutingend used plant (Elli'). of norms, bothNot only did Ute saidfirmaenvuro menmisquoteaantheirpreparedness t 1 procedural, meritsministry of coal In UteJharkhand government,but also to Ute ScreenIng Committee, whichdecided Ute final namesstrid action to setrrecedent and odas a deterrentafter going thmughUte shortlisted flrms. 'Ihus, DS Rao,overruling warnmgs from not one but two institutions,that is Ute ministry of powerand Ute streening committee,weifl ahead to sanction Ute coal blocks to Ute JindalGroup firma, in stark effrontery to Ute recommendations:'In Ute wake of Ute fresh expositions by Ute CBI, ltbecomes evident that Ute Jindal Group had resortedto extreme measures to arm-twist Ute governmentmachinery into submittftig to hiswhims and faneiesanduneUticafly procure Ute coal blocks even Utough Uteirpreparations fell farshort ofadequate. Obvlously,Utere aremore skeletons in Ute Jindalcloset, which hasbeert miredin controversies not onlyin Ute state of Jharkhand, but alsoinOtattisgaxhwhere Ute industrialhouse bad forciblyacquired land from tribals to set üp residential coloniesfor Ute employeesof one oftheir firms. Further, JindalGroup is involved in mining irregularities in more Utanone state, and itsproposed 1000 MW captive power plantsthat were supposed to be set up in Patratu and Dtunkadistricts in Jharkhand are already sunk in Ute quagmireof rampant corruption, nepotism and larceny Utat havebeen being exposed over Ute course ofpast monUts. Infact, Jindal Group forms one of Ute significant chunlc ofUte gigantic coal block allocation scain, as pointed outrecently by Ute inter-ministerial group Utat intensifiedUte drive against flrms sittingidle on allotted coalblocksand recommended issuingshowcause notices against Utedefaulters. Jindal Group's bPazenflouting of norms, boUtprocedural and environmental, in addition to its blatantapathy towards Uteplight of Ute local peoplewho it routinelyuproots in its relentless drin to set up more plants,merits stringent action against lt.

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Top cOp stingtofigureinLimit caseBy Abhishek BhallaA STING operationconducted by aGuiarat cadre IPSofficer who is anaccused In the IshratJahan encountercase is likely to findmention in thechargesheet that theCentral Bureau ofInvestigation (CBI)will filein the case onWednesday.G.L. Singhal, who waspart of the team thatcarried out theencounterwas arrestedearlier this year.Slnghal in 2011 hadrecorded conversations ofsome top officials of thestate government and thelaw officers In the state.Sources said the conversationsindicatethat therewere attempts beingmade to save the policeofficers who were underquestion. Singhal Is currentlyout on bail.Sources said Slnghalrecorded the conversationsbefore his arrest asIshrat was shot deadby the Gujarat Police.he was scared and wantedto save a proof of thelarger conspiracy as asafeguard for himselLWhile the C hasdecided not to presscharges against RajendraKumar lB Speclai Directorwho was questionedby the CBI twice. In thefirst charge sheet, sourcessaid the sting operation Islikely to find a mention.The CBI wifi charge onlythe officers who were onthe encounter site In thefirst charge sheet. "The"ZOo4ist,ratJahan and threeothers gunneddown by GujaratPolice*2009Ahmedabadmetropolitanmagistrate S.P.Tamang called It atake encounter1 "2010 GuJrathlghcourtaskssgto Investigate"ZOlZCBitookoverthe probeafter differencesofopinion In the511 led to It beIngdissolvedfirst charge sheet will dealonly with the encounteitAfterjolnlng all the dots asupplementary chargesheet on the conspiracywill be filed," a CDI officersaid.CDI sources say sincethe conspiracy angle isstill under probe formerGujarat Home MinisterAmit Shah could also becaned for questioning.The CDI has been probingthe role of Icurnar inthe alleged fake encounterof 2004, when Ishrat alongwith three other allegedLeT terrorists was gunneddown, It was alleged thatthey had planned to killGujarat Chief MinisterNarendra Modi. Kumarhad passed this intelligenceInput to the statepolice.There has been a differenceof opinion betweenthe CDI and home ministryregarding prosecutionsanction for Kumait

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