Coalgate: did not interfere in CBI probe, says govt

Minister of State for Prime Minister Office V Narayansamy on Wednesday once again claimed that the government did not intervene in the probe undertaken by CBI in coal scam. On Tuesday (April 30), CBI chief Ranjit Sinha had also admitted that his organization is a part of the government and had to work in tandem with them. Meanwhile, senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha lashed at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for defending the law minister. CPI (M) leader Sitaram Yechury said that the successive governments have misused the CBI to fulfill their vested interest.