Bhushan accuses PMO of thwarting Jan Lokpal bill
December 5th, 2011 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) Team Anna member Prashant Bhushan Monday accused the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) of defamation and “thwarting” the Jan Lokpal bill by “falsely” replying to a Right to Information (RTI) query.
Bhushan accused the PMO of submitting a “false” Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) report, in a reply to an RTI, on a controversial CD involving his father and Team Anna member Shanti Bhushan.
“The fact that the Prime Minister’s Office in reply to an RTI query gave a copy of Delhi CFSL report, which was clearly a false report but did not give the Chandigarh CFSL report, shows the hand of the Prime Minister’s Office and the union government in trying to defame us in order to try and thwart the Jan Lokpal bill,” Bhushan said.
The controversial CD had a man, said to be Shanti Bhushan, telling Mulayam Singh and then party general secretary Amar Singh that a judge could be “fixed” for Rs.4 crore. However, the CFSL Chandigarh deemed the CD as tampered.
Meanwhile, Delhi Police have maintained their stand that the CD was original and not tampered with.
The CD was circulated to all media offices in April after anti-graft crusader Anna Hazare ended his fast undertaken to press his demand for a strong Lokpal.
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- Government hand in wrong CD report: Prashant Bhushan - May 05, 2011
- CD row: Civil society members back Bhushans - Apr 21, 2011
- Graft shadow over Lokpal panel; Civil society backs Bhushans (Intro Roundup) - Apr 22, 2011
- Lokpal panelists reject resignation demand; PM says bill in July (Roundup) - Apr 21, 2011
- CD row: Prashant Bhushan files defamation suit in Supreme Court - Apr 18, 2011
- CD row: Anna Hazare leaves onus on Bhushans - Apr 21, 2011
- PM firm on Lokpal bill as Bhushans fight more taint (Evening Lead) - Apr 21, 2011
- Bhushan's CD may not be tampered with, says Delhi Police - Apr 21, 2011
- Amar Singh dares Bhushans over controversial CD - Apr 18, 2011
- Bhushan CD not tampered with: Sources - Apr 21, 2011
- Agnivesh terms CD controversy a conspiracy against Hazare's movement - Apr 21, 2011
- 'Initial' reports say Bhushan CD not tampered: Delhi Police (Lead) - Apr 21, 2011
- Hazare defends Shanti Bhushan, says CD is bogus - Apr 17, 2011
- Bhushans must clarify themselves on CD row: Digvijay Singh - Apr 21, 2011
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