Sting CD case: Uttarakhand CM Rawat set to appear before CBI

May 24, 2016 09:14

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat will on Tuesday appear before the Central Bureau of Investigation in connection with iots ongoing probe into an alleged sting video which showed him striking a deal with the rebel Congress MLAs before the trust vote.

The video shows Rawat indulging in horse trading a day before President's Rule was imposed in Uttarakhand on March 27. The BJP had alleged that the sting was proof of unfair means used by the Rawat regime to stay in power.

Rawat has since then maintained his innocence in the matter and termed the entire episode as a conspiracy to tarnish his image.

The Centre revoked President's rule from Uttarakhand on May 11 after Harish Rawat proved his majority on the floor of the House. The Congress won by a margin of 33-28 in the floor test that took place on May 10.

The nine Congress rebels were barred from voting in the 71-member assembly.

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