Coal-gate: CBI names Cong MP Vijay Darda as accused

September 04, 2012 19:07

A Congress MP Vijay Darda has been named as an accused by the Central Bureau of Investigation, which is investigating firms that allegedly lied about their financial and technical background to corner coal fields.

Darda was closely linked to two of five private firms that were raided today for the coal blocks they landed in Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh. He has denied that he used his position to influence the allocation process followed by the government.

"My conscience is clear," he told NDTV hours before the CBI began its raids.

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