Cash-for-votes: Kulkari, five others get bail

The Delhi High Court Wednesday granted bail to Sudheendra Kulkarni, ex-advisor to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, and five others accused in the 2008 cash-for-votes scam that had rocked parliament ahead of a trust vote. Justice M.L. Mehta said: “All the petitioners are admitted on bail on furnishing of personal and surety bond of  [ Read More ]

Cash-for-votes: Court issues notice to Delhi Police

The Delhi High Court Monday issued notice to Delhi Police on the bail pleas of Sudheendra Kulkarni, advisor to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, and former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs Faggan Singh Kulaste and Mahabir Singh Bhagora who are accused in the cash-for-votes scam during the 2008 trust vote.  Justice M.L. Mehta sought  [ Read More ]

After initial no-show, Amar Singh appears in court

Rajya Sabha member and former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh, who cited health reasons to not appear in a Delhi court Tuesday morning for alleged involvement in the 2008 cash for votes scam, later came after his medical report was sought. Singh’s counsel said in the morning they had moved an application to exempt him  [ Read More ]

NGO moves apex court over probe into cash-for-votes scam

Referring to the US diplomatic cables revealed by WikiLeaks on what has come to be known as the cash-for-votes scam, an NGO Monday approached the Supreme Court for a direction for constituting a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the case. The WikiLeaks expose hinted that the Congress allegedly bought MPs to win the 2008  [ Read More ]