Congress strikes back; CBI to investigate coal blocks allocated by NDA too
The coal scam, centred on companies faking papers and expertise to land under-priced coal fields, has so far offered corroborative proof of crony capitalism and circumstantial evidence of corruption. The CBI has so far filed five cases against companies and their directors for charges that include cheating and conspiracy. Two Congress politicians -the Darda brothers from Maharashtra- have been named in those cases.
