BANGALORE, INDIA: In a sudden development Congress MP and Union Micro, Small and medium Enterprises Minster Virbhadra Singh has resigned from the cabinet on corruption charges.
Virbhadra is charged with misusing his office in order to grant favors to industrialists. However the former minister denied all the charges against him and claimed that he was being framed for no fault of his.. He stated that “ Nobody has ever raised a finger ever on my honesty and integrity. When PK Dhumal became the Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister he fabricated the case based on false evidence. I faced the trial and the case was dismissed by the sessions court in Shimla. Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister PK Dhumal is back to his old antics. I intend to resign to devote full time to fight the case. I intend to catch the bull by horns. I am not afraid of facing trial as my conscience is clear. I will go to court of law and court of people and expose all”.
According to the charges framed against Virbhadra Singh, he granted favors to rich industrialists illegally and this conversation has also been taped. The CD containing Virbhadra's recordings, there are conversations of monetary benefits in exchange for investment in the state by industrialists.