Indian PM concedes to scandal probe
China Daily | Updated: 2011-02-23 07:47
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Anil Ambani (left), chairman of Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, exits the CBI headquarters in New Delhi on Feb 16. Indian telecom tycoon Anil Ambani met with police investigators to answer questions over a suspected mobile licensing fraud that robbed the government of billions of dollars. Agence France-Presse / Stringer |
NEW DELHI - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh gave in on Tuesday to opposition demands for a parliamentary probe into a multibillion dollar scandal over sales of telecoms licenses for kickbacks, a setback for his embattled government and a victory for the opposition.
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