Congress MP Karti Chidambaram arrived at CBI headquarters for the third consecurtive day, in connection with in connection with alleged bribery of Rs 50 lakh in the issuing of visas for 263 Chinese workers in 2011 when his father P Chidambaram was the Home Minister.
He said, ‘Test Match takes place for 5 days, this is only day 3. I have written to the Speaker, I’m awaiting to hear from the Speaker.’
Meanwhile the CBI on Friday questioned Karti Chidambaram for nearly eight hours on the second day yesterday, officials said.
The CBI had registered a fresh FIR on 14 May against him and others on allegations of bribe of Rs 50 lakh being paid him and his close associate S Bhaskararaman by a top executive of Vedanta group company Talwandi Sabo Power Ltd. (TSPL), which was setting a power plant in Punjab for re-issuance of project visa for 263 Chinese workers employed there, the CBI FIR said.
The agency has already arrested Bhaskararaman in connection with the case
Karti has termed the allegations against him a result of political vendetta and case as most bogus among the three FIRs he was booked in.