Saturday, August 22, 1998
SC okays trial against Jaya in Tansi case
The Supreme Court has cleared the decks for the Chennai special court to proceed with the trial against AIADMK chief J Jayalalitha in the Tansi (Tamil Nadu Small Industries Corporation) land deal case. The case, in which Jayalalitha is an accused, involves charges of defrauding the Tamil Nadu government of more than Rs 3 crore by purchasing Tansi land at a throwaway price during her tenure as Chief Minister.
Fodder scam: CBI raids official residence of Rabri
CBI personnel on Friday raided the official residence of Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi in connection with a disproportionate assets case against her husband and Rashtriya Janata Dal president Laloo Prasad Yadav. The raid followed filing of the case in the court of CBI designated judge S K Lal as an offshoot of the fodder scam in which Yadav is one of the main accused.
Sonia sole candidate for PM, says Pilot
Congress president Sonia Gandhi will be the natural choice as the prime ministerial candidate if the BJP-led Government falls and Congress stakes claims to form an alternative one, said former Union minister and Congress Working Committee (CWC) member, Rajesh Pilot.
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