Mulayam accuses Sonia of proxy litigation in SC

New Delhi, Mar 12: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and SamajwadiParty supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav today in the Supreme Court accusedCongress President Sonia Gandhi of a proxy litigation against him forpolitical gains for Assembly elections in the state.

Theallegation was made by Mr Mulayam Singh Yadav in an application seekingstay till May 31, 2007 against preliminary enquiry by CBI ordered bythis court in the disproportionate assets case. The SP leader in hisapplication has alleged the CBI inquiry will be used by the UPAgovernment at the Centre to settle scores with him by damaging hispolitical reputation.

The petitioner, Vishwanath Chaturvedi, a UP Congress leader hadaccused Mulayam Singh, his MP son Akhilesh Yadav, his daughter DimpleYadav and his younger son Prateek Yadav of acquiring assets of over Rs100 crore through corrupt means by misusing his official status asstate Chief Minister rendering him and his family members liable forprosecution under the Prevention of Corruption Act.

Mr Mulayam Singh has prayed for a judicial inquiry by a retiredjudge of the Supreme Court or High Court as he has no faith in the CBIwhich dances to the tunes of its political masters. He has cited thecases of the dubious role played by CBI in investigation of TajCorridor scandal case to save his arch political rival, Mayawati andBofors gun scandal case in which according to him CBI has left no stoneunturned in protecting Italian fugitive Ottavio Quattrocchi, a familyfriend of Sonia Gandhi and Capt Satish Sharma, a senior Congress leader.

A Supreme Court bench headed by Justice A R Lakshmanan haddirected CBI on March one this year to hold a preliminary inquiry tofind out whether a prima facie case is made out against him and submita report to the Centre which would decide the future course of actionon the basis of the CBI report.

Normally investigating agencies register a regular case ifsufficient evidence is there and submit a chargesheet in the competentcourt on completion of investigation but in this case the CBI has beendirected to submit a report to the government.

Mr Mulayam Singh in his petition has alleged that since theassembly elections in UP have already been declared, the present CBIinquiry may be used by the UPA Government at the Centre to malign himand to damage his political image during the elections.

Expressing a total lack of faith in the CBI, the petitioner hasprayed for a judicial inquiry into the allegations against him and hisfamily members by a sitting High Court judge.

UNI

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