Now, payouts scandal hits UPA govt

Last Updated: Saturday, October 13, 2012, 09:28

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Tags: Virbhadra Singh, UPA govt, Payouts scandal, Ispat, Steel Ministry

Zeenews Bureau

New Delhi: A fresh corruption scandal has hit the scam-tainted UPA-II government.

According to an expose by NDTV, top officials in key ministries received payouts from one of India’s top steel firms, Ispat.

In a document seized by the Income Tax Department during a raid on December 1, 2010, accessed by the news channel, off-book cash transactions made by company staff from 2007 have been recorded, reported The Hindu.

The raid was conducted on the offices of the Pramod Mittal-controlled Ispat Industries in New Delhi.

The document shows payments ranging between Rs 27,74,535 to Rs 1,00,00,000 made to one ‘VBS’, who was referred to as Virbhadra Singh in reports. Singh, who has rubbished reports of him receiving the payouts, was notably the Union Steel Minister at the time.

Singh accused the BJP and senior leader Arun Jaitley of being behind the allegations that have surfaced just ahead of the upcoming Assembly polls in Himachal Assembly.

Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari said the document could not be taken on face value as evidence of wrong-doing.

The document also shows Rs 15 lakh was given to one “Min of Steel APS”, while Rs 1 crore were given to “AS for PC”.

The channel claimed, citing the document, that Ispat officials regularly made payouts to officials in the Ministry of Finance, Commerce, Company Affairs, Petroleum, Coal, Mines, Steel, Environment and Forests, Rural Development, Highways and Road Transport and the National Highways Authority of India.

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First Published: Saturday, October 13, 2012, 09:28

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mohan - bengaluru
The second-ring leaders of congress know that the party president and the first-level leaders will sell the country and its assets before 2014 knowing that they will lose the elections, surely. So the 2nd level leaders are laying their hands on anything that they find to loot money. Even unfortunate diasabled people are not spared by Khurshid and his wife. So, there must be a punishment designed for them OUTSIDE THE COURTS. Legally, they will allow the case to drag on for decades. So people, decide and act.....FAST.

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Mr.Jyoti Sharma - Delhi
Congress party is not having good leaders.The best they shoul remove all ``47`` product.Their leaders are doing nothing only eating.Why congress is using this card for Himachal elections.New leadre should be given elction duties.This Old card has done nothing for Himachal.Now Himachalies are aware of each and every thing.No TV Channel no News paper other all state of India are having different channels and thi Himachal is back.Congress will be wahsed out from country so what they expect from Himachal elections.

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JAYAKUMAR.M.V - kasargode
The UPA II is getting deeper and deeper in contoversy. Accusations of corruption by the hour has already done great damage to the Congress Party. Time is running out ...2014 is nearing and a different kind of Political scenario is unfolding and they are precariously sticking on with their un-convincing ways.

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RAJENDRA SHARMA - RAIWALA/DEHRADUN
Now I understand why subsidy has been withdrawn, why there is inflation, why this fiscal deficet- when public money is siphoned off by these politicians, and no money grows on trees, then where the money will come for growth. It has to be recovered from public by increasing prices, withdrawing subsidies etc. The picture is clear now and is going to change completely in 2014 if not earlier.

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D C Agrawal - Varanasi
VBS should be in JAIL.

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Aman nijjar - London
Not surprised at all. It`s a normal practise in India. It`s not Bribe or Payouts . It should be given a official name. Suvida Shulk (convince fee) . Jai Hind

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Arvinder Sodhi - Coonoor
How pathetic can a thief`s protestations of innocence get! Vir Bhadra Singh`s reply to was the VBS in the Ispat diaries him? No no, it can`t be me, I`m known as Virbhadra or some people call me Vir, lol!!! Like a thief caught with his hand in the cookie jar, saying, I was only counting how many cookies were left. Witless morons, sadly, our lives in their hands???!!!