The WikiLeaks cable from a US diplomat in India dated 17th July 2008 suggests that the Congress bought MPs to survive its crucial vote of confidence over the government’s nuclear deal with the US.
It says that Nachiketa Kapur, described as the political aide of Congress leader Satish Sharma, told a US embassy employee that four MPs from Ajit Singh’s party, the Rashtriya Lok Dal, were paid Rs. 10 crore each by the Congress. Both Mr Sharma and Mr Kapur told NDTV this morning that they have never worked together.
The cable is dated July 17, 2008 and was sent by US Charge d’Affaires Steven White. He says that the embassy’s Political Counsellor visited Congress leader Satish Sharma at his home.
The cable states, “Sharma’s political aide Nachiketa Kapur mentioned to an Embassy staff member in an aside on July 16 that Ajit Singh’s RLD had been paid Rupees 10 crore (about $2.5 million) for each of their four MPs to support the government.”
The cable also says that Mr Sharma’s aide showed a US Embassy employee two chests containing cash and said the party had between Rs. 50-60 crore to buy votes from different MPs.
The Prime Minister won his vote by a delicate margin.
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Mr Ajit Singh has denied that his MPs were bought off. In fact, he says his party voted against the government. “See our party was against the nuclear deal and the recent events in Japan have vindicated us. We had extensive discussions with the TDP, TRS and Left. And we decided to vote against the government and we did vote against the government and we had only 3 MPs at that time.”
The Left and the BJP say they will raise the cable with the government in Parliament to target the government for compromising democracy. They want the Prime Minister to address Parliament on the issue.
The Left pulled out of the UPA government days before that critical vote in 2008. Mulayam Singh’s Samajwadi Party bailed the government out by offering its support.
