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Coalgate: CBI status report shared with Law Minister

New Delhi, Apr 26: Setting off a political bombshell, CBI Director Ranjit Sinha today submitted before the Supreme Court that the agency's status report on coal allocation scam was “shared” with Law Minister Ashwani Kumar



In his affidavit, Sinha assured the apex court that the agency will not share further status reports in this case with any member of the political executive. 



He also said that the latest status report being filed today has not been shared with any political executive in “any manner whatsoever”.

“I confirm that the present status report being filed in this court has not been shared with any political executive in any manner whatsoever.

“In respect of further status reports of the investigation and inquiry required to be filed in this matter before this court, I undertake and assure this court that the same shall not be shared with any political executive,” the affidavit said.

The affidavit was filed in compliance with the Supreme Court's order which, in an unprecedented move on March 12, had directed the CBI director to assure the court that the status report in the coalgate scam is not being shared with the government. Sinha was directed him to file an affidavit in this regard.

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