Jagat appears before Pathak Commission

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New Delhi, May 30: Former External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh's son Jagat today appeared before the Justice R S Pathak Inquiry Authority probing allegations about payment of kickbacks in India in the UN's oil-for-food programme in Iraq.

''I was asked about my visit to Iraq (in 2001) and my interests there,'' Jagat, an MLA in Rajasthan, told reporters after the in-camera hearing.

To a question, he reiterated his innocence and expressed hope the Inquiry Authority would be able to wrap up its investigation fast.

Mr Natwar Singh, who was named alongwith the Congress party as a ''non-contractual beneficiary'' in the Paul Volcker report on the oil-for-food scandal, is scheduled to appear before the Pathak Panel tomorrow.

Former Indian Envoy to Croatia Aniel Matherani had appeared before the panel yesterday and explained his statements in the media that had sparked controversy.

The Government had set up the one man Authority under Mr Justice R S Pathak, former Chief Justice of India and former Judge of the International Court of Justice, last November.

It is expected to submit its report in the next three months, Finance Minister P Chidambaram had informed the Rajya Sabha earlier this month.

UNI

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