New Delhi, May 5 (ANI): The core committee of the Congress party is meeting in the national capital to discuss various issues including the future of Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal and Law Minister Ashwani Kumar following the demands for their resignation. The meeting is being held at Prime Minister”s Manmohan Singh”s residence. Amid mounting demand for removal of Railway minister PK Bansal from the Union Cabinet, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Sunday held consultations with defence minister AK Antony on the issue. Antony drove to 10, Janpath in New Delhi ahead of the Congress core group meeting.
Bansal was embroiled in controversy after his nephew was arrested for taking bribe to ensure a choice posting for a railway official, while Ashwani Kumar is under fire for vetting a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) report on the coal scam meant for the Supreme Court. Parliament was paralysed after the opposition demanded their resignation. Ahead of the meeting, party president Sonia Gandhi met defence minister AK Antony and her political secretary Ahmed Patel. The core group meeting may also discuss the situation following the Chinese incursion in Ladakh. (ANI)