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| India Congress ministers quit amid scandals | India Congress ministers quit amid scandals |
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| Two Indian ministers have resigned over links with corruption claims, plunging the Congress party into crisis. | |
| Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal and Law Minister Ashwani Kumar resigned in separate incidents. | Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal and Law Minister Ashwani Kumar resigned in separate incidents. |
| Mr Bansal quit after police arrested his nephew for bribery, and Mr Kumar stepped down amid claims he influenced a report into the coal industry. | Mr Bansal quit after police arrested his nephew for bribery, and Mr Kumar stepped down amid claims he influenced a report into the coal industry. |
| Reports suggest Congress leaders are holding crisis meetings. The government has been beset by corruption scandals. | |
| Mr Bansal called for a police investigation into the bribery allegations. | Mr Bansal called for a police investigation into the bribery allegations. |
| "I have always observed the highest standard of probity in public life," he told local media. | "I have always observed the highest standard of probity in public life," he told local media. |
| 'Caged parrot' | 'Caged parrot' |
| The opposition's demands for Mr Bansal to resign paralysed parliament and disrupted a budget session. | The opposition's demands for Mr Bansal to resign paralysed parliament and disrupted a budget session. |
| The Congress party said it "was not going to spare anybody mired in corruption". | The Congress party said it "was not going to spare anybody mired in corruption". |
| Mr Kumar resigned a day after the Supreme Court accused the government of interfering in a federal investigation into a coal industry scandal. | Mr Kumar resigned a day after the Supreme Court accused the government of interfering in a federal investigation into a coal industry scandal. |
| Auditors have said India lost $210bn (£134bn) by selling off coalfields cheaply. | Auditors have said India lost $210bn (£134bn) by selling off coalfields cheaply. |
| A report into the coal scandal by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was given to government ministers before it was submitted to court. | A report into the coal scandal by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was given to government ministers before it was submitted to court. |
| Judges say the report was changed after government members saw it, and accused the CBI of becoming a "caged parrot speaking in the master's voice". | Judges say the report was changed after government members saw it, and accused the CBI of becoming a "caged parrot speaking in the master's voice". |
| Outraged opposition parties had demanded that both Mr Kumar and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh resign for trying to influence the investigation. | Outraged opposition parties had demanded that both Mr Kumar and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh resign for trying to influence the investigation. |
| Opposition politicians accused the government of "looting the country" by selling coalfields to companies without competitive bidding. | Opposition politicians accused the government of "looting the country" by selling coalfields to companies without competitive bidding. |
| Mr Singh denies any wrongdoing and has refused to quit. | Mr Singh denies any wrongdoing and has refused to quit. |
| Correspondents say the controversy has raised questions over the independence of India's leading investigation agency when it looks into scandals involving government ministers and officials. | Correspondents say the controversy has raised questions over the independence of India's leading investigation agency when it looks into scandals involving government ministers and officials. |