COAL SCAM
RAJYA SABHA
On February 11, 2003
a news item was published in The Indian Express based on the information
from civil police, who had found some coal dumps outside the kilns
in Kupwara. It was assumed by the police that the coal was meant
for the Army. The coal was being carried in civil vehicles and
not in Army vehicles. The Army has asked the civil police to provide
the vehicle registration numbers to enable the Army to check if
the vehicles were carrying coal for the Army.
In case any involvement
of Army is established, necessary action to hold Court of Inquiry
and to punish the guilty will be taken.
This information
was given by the Defence Minister Shri George Fernandes in a written
reply to Smt Saroj Dubey in Rajya Sabha today.
