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Sir, it has been indicated again and I quote Shakespeare … (Interruptions)

श्री रामदास आठवले (पंढरपुर) : खाना बंद करो।…( व्यवधान)

अध्यक्ष महोदय : कौन खाना खा रहा है? क्या बंद करें ?

...( व्यवधान)

SHRI ANADI SAHU : Sir, I quote Shakespeare that a Leopard does not change its spot nor an Ethiopian changes his colour. And it is so in the case of Shri Ajit Jogi. Take the case of BALCO. He raised lots of hullabaloo, created a storm and what has happened? When I had been to Chhattisgarh for elections, I was told – I do not know it is a fact or not – by many persons that an underhand dealing had been struck, under the table deal had been struck by him with BALCO, as a result of which, he started mewing instead of roaring as he was doing earlier.

SHRI ADHIR CHOWDHARY : We need not be sermonised by you. … (Interruptions)

SHRI ANADI SAHU : Sir, I would like to stop here by quoting again from the Bible because there are many other people here to speak. For their information, I quote from the Bible, Psalms 115 :

"They have mouths and speak not; eyes they have and see not; ears they have and hear not; noses they have and smell not; feet they have and walk not; neither speak they through their throat."
 

 The Congress is groaning. They are not speaking out as to what their Members have been doing. For days together they did not come forward to say that it was a dastardly act. … (Interruptions) Let them face the CBI probe. Shri Judev is facing the CBI probe. Let all the Members of the Congress, who have been instrumental in trying for defection, face the CBI probe and let us see what would be the result. That is all. Thank you.

Sir, as has been rightly pointed out by Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal, sting operations are carried out in many cases and decoy witnesses are there. The Privy Council has observed and it has also been approved by our Supreme Court. I quote:

"If evidence was admissible, it matters not how it was obtained. Cases of bribery and vice rely on the evidence of trap witnesses or bogus customers."
 

 Sir, very important and high functionaries of different departments of the Government had been arrested in the past on many occasions with trap witnesses, with decoys. Now, what is special in this case? It is special because the gentleman involved belongs to the BJP and also because they were facing an election. What has happened now? We should look at the difference in approach and attitude of the Government. The next day after Ajit Jogi episode, a CBI inquiry has been instituted and rightly so. I do not mind that. An FIR was filed immediately. If there is a prima facie case it should be done and I have no objection, but in this case, for 24 days no prima facie case is seen on a person who has confessed to have taken money.

The Prime Minister said and I quote : "CBI has also sent notices to both Shri Judev and Shri Rateria requiring them to appear before the CBI." My question will be on which date – 18th, 19th or 20th of November - the CBI has sent notices and on which day they have asked them to appear before them. The Prime Minister gave the direction on 17th of November and today is December 10. I understand till before the debate began, no interrogation had been made by CBI.

17.00 hrs. The CBI has not interrogated either Shri Dilip Singh Judev or Shri Natwar Rateria.