New Delhi, September 06: Former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh has a date with a Delhi court on Tuesday after receiving summons in the cash-for-votes scam. The Delhi Police had recently chargesheeted him and five others.
Eleven calls made by Sanjeev Saxena to Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh’s residence is one of the key reasons why Delhi Police has suggested that Amar Singh played a key role in the cash-for-votes scam. The chargesheet submitted in a Delhi Court names Singh and five others.
It mentions that Saxena carried Rs 1 crore on July 21, the morning before the trust vote to the house of BJP MP Ashok Argal and then made the calls to confirm the delivery of cash.
According to the chargesheet, the Gypsy used by Sanjeev Saxena to deliver the money was registered in the name of a company owned by Amar Singh’s .
While Singh sought to distance himself from his secretary, the college admission form of Saxena’s son shows his fathers address as 27, Lodhi Estate – Amar Singh’s residence.
Though the money trail is still be to established, police says the circumstantial evidence suggests that the bribe money was sent by Amar Singh.
Also in the dock are the three BJP members, MP Ashok Argal and former MPs Faggan Singh Khulaste and Mahavir Bhagora. Police say the three are guilty of soliciting Amar Singh and accepting the bribe money. Former Advani aide Sudheendra Kulkarni has been chargesheeted for hatching this entire conspiracy along with Suhail Hindustani, a middleman who fixed the deal.
At the moment, the police is busy collecting evidence to back their claim that Amar Singh was the bribe giver. In fact, the supplementary chargesheet is likely to have details on the money trail. For now, Amar Singh and the other accused will have to appear before the court on Tuesday and seek bail. If the court rejects their applications, then they could all go to jail.
–Agencies