India’s railway minister, Pawan Kumar Bansal, has resigned, according to two Indian television channels – though a government spokesperson said the resignation could not be confirmed. If the reports are correct, Bansal’s resignation on Friday would deal a fresh blow to the scandal-hit government as regional elections loom. The news comes just days after police arrested Bansal’s nephew for allegedly accepting a R9 million ($165,000) bribe for the promotion of an official to a plum job on the national railway board. Officials in Bansal’s ruling Congress party had earlier said the case made the minister’s position untenable and that his resignation was inevitable. “It would be embarrassing…
India rail minister quits amid bribery claims
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India rail minister quits amid bribery claims
India’s railway minister, Pawan Kumar Bansal, has resigned, according to two Indian television channels – though a government spokesperson said the resignation could not be confirmed. If the reports are correct, Bansal’s resignation on Friday would deal a fresh blow to the scandal-hit government as regional elections loom. The news comes just days after police arrested Bansal’s nephew for allegedly accepting a R9 million ($165,000) bribe for the promotion of an official to a plum job on the national railway board. Officials in Bansal’s ruling Congress party had earlier said the case made the minister’s position untenable and that his resignation was inevitable. “It would be embarrassing…
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