The Supreme Court has ordered a CBI probe into allegations of favouritism in allotment of public works contracts to firms linked to Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu’s family. The Court directed the CBI to begin a preliminary enquiry within two weeks and submit a status report within 16 weeks.
The CBI told the Delhi High Court that Lalu Prasad Yadav, Rabri Devi, and Tejashwi Yadav cannot escape trial in the IRCTC scam due to absence of sanction, as ASG D.P. Singh stated Section 19 approval is not mandatory for prosecution.
