Court extends interim bail of bureaucrats

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Tuesday extended till January 27 the interim bail of six bureaucrats, including former NITI Aayog CEO Sindhushree Khullar, who were part of the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) which granted approval to INX Media during P Chidambaram's tenure as finance minister. Arguments on the grant of regular bail and scrutiny of documents will also be held on January 27. During the brief proceedings, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) opposed the regular bail petition of the bureaucrats stating they might tamper with the evidence if granted the relief. The court adjourned the matter after senior advocate Siddharth Luthra and advocate Vikash Kumar Pathak, appearing for the accused, sought time to advance arguments on the replies filed by the CBI. Besides former NITI Aayog CEO, the other bureaucrats are -- Ajeet Kumar Dungdung, the then Section Officer, and Rabindra Prasad, the then Under Secretary and Prabodh Saxena, Director, FIPB unit of Finance Ministry, Pradeep Kumar Bagga, the then OSD, Anup K Pujari, ex Joint Secretary.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy indicated that the capital may be spread in three cities in a bid to develop all the regions in the state. The CM hinted that the priorities of the state should be in tune with the aspirations of the people and the option of multiple capitals could be considered.

'We can think in terms of having three capitals, one being