Jammu|March, 25: We’ve written to CBI to investigate the matter. We want everything to be clear as people of a high rank have made such allegations, says Jammu and Kashmir LG Manoj Sinha on ex-governor Satya Pal Malik’s bribe allegation.
Meanwhile the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday initiated a probe into the allegations of the former J&K governor. Malik alleged that during his tenure as the governor of Jammu and Kashmir, he was offered ₹300 crore for clearing the files of the union as well as big industrialist houses.“Two files had come for my consideration. One of the secretaries told me that if I approve these, I can get ₹150 crores for each. I turned down the offer saying that I had brought five kurta pajamas to Kashmir and will just go back with them,” Satya Pal Malik had said on October 17 last year at a function in Rajasthan. He further said that he had refused to take the bribe. “I cancelled both the deals. I am ready for a probe. I am neat and clean,” he added.
The former governor also said, “One of my secretaries had told me that I can get ₹150 crores each in both the deals, but I sought time from the PM and apprised him of the scam. I told him that they claim to be your close confidantes. I must appreciate the PM because he told me not to compromise on corruption.”
