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Enough proof, no political pressure in Maya case: CBI

Express news service                                                                                                                            Posted: Sat Aug 28 2010New Delhi:

The CBI has denied being under “political pressure” to keep its probe into a corruption case against Mayawati alive, and said its investigation was based on “cogent, credible and admissible” evidence against the UP CM.

The premier agency’s latest view is the third development in the case after Attorney General G E Vahanvati on April 23 personally told the Supreme Court that the government needed time to “consider” the case.

Vahanvati’s appearance in the court had immediately followed a strongly worded affidavit from Mayawati only two days earlier on April 21, alleging that the CBI was acting under political pressure to “harass” an “unmarried lady living alone and on her own income”.

She had also alleged that the CBI had “discriminated” between her and two other leaders, Lalu Prasad and Mulayam Singh Yadav.

In the latest affidavit, the CBI denied that these charges and pressed the court to “allow” it to file a chargesheet in the disproportionate assets case.

The investigating agency dismissed Mayawati’s contention that the entire investigation proceedings of the CBI were without jurisdiction as the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) had already in two different orders, on April 5 and April 19 of 2010, declared her gifts to be genuine with legal receipts.

“Investigation against the petitioner (Mayawati) under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, is different from the adjudication proceedings under the Income Tax Act and hence the case is required to be taken to its logical conclusion before the trial court,” said the CBI affidavit.

(indianexpress.com)

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