Bangalore: The NDA government would not indulge in any witch-hunt against political opponents such as Robert Vadra, son-in-law of Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, but would allow the law to take its own course, union Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said yesterday.
“We don’t want to launch a witch-hunt against anyone, including political opponents. At the same time, the law would take its own course,” Naidu told reporters in answer to queries whether the Narendra Modi government would take action against Vadra for his alleged involvement in controversial land deals in Haryana and Rajasthan during the tenure of the UPA government.
During campaigning in the Lok Sabha elections across the country, the Bharatiya Janata Party had targetted Vadra over his land deals.
Declining to comment further on the issue, Naidu said the priority of the new government was governance, performance and delivery, and it would not look into other things that were controversial during the UPA government.
“I don’t want to make any political comment now. We are focused on governance and speedy implementation of our programmes. Other things can be looked into later. The Congress-led UPA government always acted under pressure. There is no pressure on us. Let the facts (related to the land deals) come out first. Let us see,” he said.
Accusing the Congress of having misused power and authority during its 10-year rule, Naidu said the people had rejected them and gave a clear mandate to the BJP in the recent elections.
2G case: Balwa fined for wasting court’s time
New Delhi: Swan Telecom promoter Shahid Usman Balwa, an accused in the 2G spectrum allocation scam case, was fined `100,000 by a court here yesterday for his “nefarious conduct” and wasting the court’s time.
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Special Judge O P Saini, however, allowed Balwa’s plea to record his fresh statement in the case after considering his apology.
“Balwa is let off by castigating him for his nefarious conduct in the court accompanied by imposition of a nominal cost of `100,000 on him for wasting time of the court, causing unnecessary inconvenience and forcing unnecessary adjournments on the court for several days.”
The court directed that the cost be deposited within seven days from today (Friday), failing which warrant of attachment shall be issued.
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