Activist Arvind Kejriwal's allegations against Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid are based on an inspection report by the Comptroller and Auditor General.
The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court on Wednesday sought a report from the Economic Offences Wing of the Uttar Pradesh police on the investigation into alleged irregularities in Dr Zakir Hussain Memorial Trust run by Union Minister Salman Khurshid and his wife Louise.
The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court on Thursday fixed October 30 as the date for hearing a public interest litigation seeking criminal action against Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid and his wife Louis Khurshid for alleged financial irregularities committed by them in a private trust run by them in the name of Salman's maternal grandfather Dr Zakir Hussain., former President of India.
The war of attrition between Arvind Kejriwal and Salman Khurshid over allegations of irregularities against the law minister's NGO escalated today with the former launching an indefinite protest demanding his resignation and arrest, shortly after being released from a makeshift jail.
Supporting his senior colleague, Minister of State in Prime Minister's Offic V Narayanasamy on Wednesday said no action can be taken against Law Minister Salman Khurshid on the basis of allegations of misuse of funds by an NGO headed by him. Noting that the Uttar Pradesh government is conducting an inquiry into allegations against the Zakir Hussain Memorial Trust run by Khurshid and his wife, Narayanasamy said action will be taken on the basis of its report.
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