Friday, July 3, 1998
Warrant against Mishra, Laloo told to surrender
A special court has asked the Rashtriya Janata Dal president Laloo Prasad Yadav to surrender by July 27 and issued arrest warrant against former chief minister Jagannath Mishra after taking cognizance of the charge-sheet in yet another conspiracy case of fodder scam. The designated CBI judge, S K Lal rejected a batch of petitions filed on behalf of Mishra and others accused in the case.
Sheila Kaul, Thungon and others issued summons
Former Union ministers Sheila Kaul and PK Thungon and 62 others have been summoned by Special CBI Judge Ajit Bharihoke in a case relating to out-of-turn allotment of Government shops and stalls. Taking cognizance of the three chargesheets filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) last month, Special Judge Bharihoke has asked the accused to appear in court on August 24, 27 and 31.
Congress needs more time to form Government: Sangma
Replying to a question on how the Congress would respond in the event of the BJP-led Government's collapse Congress Working Committee member P A Sangma said on Wednesday that the Congress had already responded to the pressures coming from various political groupings. And in the event of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led coalition's collapse, "we can form an alternative Government with like-minded parties", he said.
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