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2008 cash-for-votes scam rocks in 2011
Former
Samajwadi
Party
leader
Amar
Singh
was
arrested
on
Sept
6,
2011
under
the
prevention
of
corruption
act
in
the
cash-for-votes
scam
for
his
alleged
role
during
the
trust
vote
motion
against
the
UPA-I
government
in
July
2008.
In the same case, former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) advisor and L K Advani"s close aid Sudheendra Kulkarni was also arrested on Sept 27, 2011. He was named as a co-conspirator in the scam along with Amar singh. He was later granted bail by the Delhi High Court. [Read: The complete details of cash-for-vote scam]
Story first published: Thursday, December 29, 2011, 17:07 [IST]