New Delhi, July 7 (ANI): The Supreme Court today ordered the Delhi Police to file its status report by July 15 on the cash for vote scam probe that rocked proceedings in Parliament in July 2008.
An apex court bench headed by Justice Aftab Alam expressed dissatisfaction with the Central Government's contention that an FIR has been lodged in the case and that the probe would be completed within two months.
"Two months is a long time. Tell us about the present status of the probe," the bench said.
Solicitor General Gopal Subramanium said that the status report would be filed within the stipulated period in a sealed envelope before the court.
The apex court order was issued in relation to a petition filed by former Chief Election Commissioner J.M. Lyngdoh, seeking directions to the government to take action against politicians involved in the scam.
Notes-for-vote or cash-for-votes scandal is an alleged scandal in which the United Progressive Alliance led by Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh openly bribed Members of Parliament in cash or currency-notes to the tune of multi-millions to survive its very first confidence vote on July 22, 2008 in the Lok Sabha after the Communist Party of India (Marxist) led Left Front withdrew support from the government over India approaching the IAEA for the Indo-US nuclear deal. (ANI)
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