21 July,2011 09:32 AM IST | | Atul Krishan
Says Congress bigwigs involved; party denies charges
Delhi Police yesterday arrested Suhail Hindustani, who allegedly acted as a liaison between Amar Singh and BJP MPs in the cash-for-vote scam during the 2008 trust vote in Lok Sabha. However, Hindustani tried to drag the Prime Minister and Congress President into the muddle.
Show me the money! A TV grab from the cash-for-vote scam as it
unfolded in Lok Sabha on July 22, 2008. file pic
"I received calls from Amar Singh and Ahmed Patel (Political Secretary to Congress President Sonia Gandhi). Those close to Prime Minister (Manmohan Singh) called me and even from 10-Janpath (Gandhi's residence)," claimed Hindustani to reporters before being questioned by Delhi police's crime branch.
Hindustani alleged that Amar Singh told him that he was working on Prime Minister's directions along with Ahmed Patel to save the government. Delhi police summoned Hindustani for questioning after it arrested Sanjeev Saxena, once considered close to Singh, for allegedly delivering cash to three BJP MPs.
Hindustani alleged that the operation was done by Amar Singh and some Congress leaders. The police should examine his call records, which he claimed would throw light on who all called him between July nine and 22 of 2008.
