PM does not need certificate of honesty from anyone: Sriprakash Jaiswal

“The entire nation knows about the commitment and honesty of the Prime Minister. He does not need any certificate from any quarter to prove his honesty,” Jaiswal told reporters.

Parakh,who has been named in the FIR filed by CBI for alleged irregularities in coal block allocation to Aditya Birla firm Hindalco,had yesterday said that the final decision lay with the Prime Minister who held Coal portfolio at the time.

He said if CBI thinks that there is a conspiracy,”why did they choose and select Birla and me and not the PM”.

Jaiswal cautioned that everyone should refrain from issuing such statements which could weaken the economy of the country or prevent bureaucracy from working.

“Everyone should take precaution that no such statements are issued which could impact market sentiments,weaken the economy or could prevent bureaucrats from working,he said,without referring to any specific person or party.

Jaiswal refused to comment further on coal block allocation controversy saying that “any comment on it by me would not be proper as CBI is probing the matter and the Supreme Court is also reviewing it”.

He reiterated that auction process for allocating coal blocks in a transparent manner was likely to begin in two months span.