Former PM Indicted in Coal Scam
Q. In which scam case, was former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh summoned as an accused by the special court on 11th Mar’15?- Published on 28 Mar 15a. Coal Scam
b. 2G Scam
c. Commonwealth Scam
d. Sharada Chit Fund Scam
ANSWER: Coal Scam
The court also summoned industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla, former coal secretary PC Parakh, two officials of Hindalco for alleged offences of criminal conspiracy, cheating etc. Manmohan Singh was reportedly questioned by the CBI in January and the agency is said to have asked him about a coal field in Talabira block that was allotted in 2005 to Hindalco, whose chairman is KM Birla.
