Cash-for-votes: Amar Singh to appear before the court

Former Samajwadi Party Leader Amar Singh has a date with a Delhi court on Tuesday after receiving summons in the cash-for vote scams. The Delhi police has charge sheeted him and five others in connection with this.

The Delhi police believe that Amar Singh has played a key role in the cash-for-vote scam and the reason for such allegation is even after making numerous calls by Sanjeev Saxena to Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh residence, there was no feed back from his side making their suspicion more strong.

It mentions that Saxena carried Rs. 1 crore on July 21, the morning before the trust vote to the House of BJP MP Ashok Argal and then made calls to confirm the delivery of cash.

According to the chargesheet, the gypsy used for the delivery of money by Saxena was registered in the name of a company owned by Amar Singh.

Also the admission form of Saxena's son shows his fathers address as 27, Lodhi Estate- Amar Singh's residence. Though the money trial is still to be established, but the police say that there is circumstantial evidence suggesting that the bribe money was sent by Amar Singh. Also in the dock are the three BJP members namely MP Ashok Agral, and former MPs Faggan Singh Khulaste and Mahavir Bhagora. Police reports that all these three are guilty of soliciting Amar Singh and accepting the bribe money. Former Advani aide Sudheendra Kulkarni has been chargesheeted for hatching this entire conspiracy along with Suhail Hindustani, a middleman who fixed the deal.

At present, the police force is busy collecting evidence against Amar Singh to prove that he was a bribe giver. In fact, the supplementary chargesheet is likely to have details on the money trial. Amar Singh and other accused are likely to appear before the court on Tuesday and thereafter have to seek the bail. If the court rejects their application, then they will be jailed.

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Amar Singh and five others summoned in cash-for-vote case

Former Samajwadhi Party general secretary Amar Singh, BJP leader L K Advani's former aide Sudheendra Kulkarni and two former BJP MP's were issued summons by a Delhi Court to undergo trial for their alleged role in the 2008 cash-for-vote case.

Special Judge Sangita Dhingra Sehgal said in her judgment asking the four to be present in the cout on September 6. Also issued production warrant  against Manmohan Singh's former aide Sanjeev Saxena and alleged BJP acjtivist Suhail Hindustani who were arrested earlier and presently lodged in Tihar Jail.

The court sought the presence of all the six accused including the two former BJP MP's Faggan Singh and Mahabir Singh before it, taking cognisance of the Delhi Police charge sheet, filed on Wednesday.

Delhi Police in its charge sheet, mentioned all the six persons name who were involved in the scam, involving payment of bribes to some MP's to win their votes in a trust motion piloted by the Congress-led UPA government.

While issuing summons to Mr. Singh, Mr. Kulkarni, Mr.Kulaste and Mr.Bhagora, the Judge questioned the Police on the reason why these people were not arrested earlier along with the other two accused.

The Judged questioned them whether there was any special reason for such act from the part of the Police authority.

Public Prosecutor Rajeev Mohan, appearing for the Crime Branch of Delhi Police told the court that these four people were not arrested as their custodial interrogation was not required.

Mr. Mohan, however, requested the Judge to take cognisance and issue summons against all the six accused.

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