NEW DELHI : Railways Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal today met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and offered to resign over the railway board bribery case in which his nephew has been arrested.
Mr Bansal met the Prime Minister at his residence this afternoon
and offered to resign from the post, sources said.
A meeting of the Congress is likely to be held this evening to discuss the programme.
The CBI has arrested three people including Railway Minister’s nephew and a Railway Board member in connection with a bribe case.
A sum of Rs 90 lakh was allegedly paid as an installment of bribe for promotion of Mahesh Kumar.
Some of the arrests were made in Chandigarh early this morning after long questioning.
The CBI also conducted raids at several locations in connection with the case.
“Initial demand was for about Rs 10 crore which was brought down to Rs 2 crore of which part payment of Rs 90 lakh was made last evening,” the CBI official added.
(AGENCIES)
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