Bhushan questions new CAG selection

Asks whether new CAG will audit defence deals cleared by himself as Def Secy New Delhi, May 21: The reported selection of Defence Secretary, Shashi Kant Sharma, who is tipped to take over as the new Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) after Vinod Rai ...

Defence secretary Shashikant Sharma was appointed the new Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) on Tuesday. However, his appointment was marred by objections of 'conflict of interest' amid rumours that he was preferred for being a "yes man" of the government.

The writer has posted comments on this article TNN | May 22, 2013, 12.45 AM IST Prashant Bhushan has flayed the appointment of defence secretary Shashikant Sharma as the new Comptroller & Auditor General. RELATED NEW DELHI: AamAadmi Party ( AAP ) leader and ...

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Prashant Bhushan says large projects mean large kickbacks As the State government justifies development through mega, multi-crore infrastructure projects, Prashant Bhushan, civil rights lawyer and crusader against corruption, wonders whom these projects are ...

The multi-crore, High-Speed Rail Corridor Project may not be economically feasible for the State and political parties should come forward for an open discussion with the public, civil rights lawyer Prashant Bhushan has said. He was inaugurating a protest ...

The Supreme Court lawyer explains why he is fighting against the government's attempts not to have a cap on how much parties spend in campaigning for elections.

Shimla: Congress president Sonia Gandhi's daughter Priyanka Vadra and lawyer Prashant Bhushan are among 881 outsiders who were allowed to buy land in the past three years in Himachal Pradesh, Revenue Minister Kaul Singh said here yesterday. Priyanka ...

Aam Admi Party member and lawyer Prashant Bhushan says that he will move an application demanding affidavit of Joint Secretary of Prime Minister's Office (PMO) and Union