NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBD told a designated court here that there was sufficient prima facie evidence to pros cute the BJP leader L.K. Advani for allegedly accepting Rs 60 lakh from hawala money disbursers, the Jain Pushers) agilely gratification. While initiating arguments on the charge in the case against the BJP thief, CBI Counsel, Baljit Singh told Special Judge V.B. Gupta that Mr. Advani had received Rs 35 lakh from the Jain brothers in November 1989 When aee yes spillage servant holding ion, of a Member of ParliaTrem in the Lok Sabha, An added Rs lakh were received by him in April 1991 when he was not an MP, as the Parliament had by then been dissolved.

While explaining the entries of payments in two Jain diaries, ‘Mr, Singh told the court that Mr. ‘Advani’s name also figured under the heed ‘of “political” payments allegedly made by Jains to various politicians.

Mr. Singh said the diaries were systematically maintained and each payment received and made had been consistently, accurately and correctly mentioned every month for the period1988 to 1991. Mr. Singh said the CBS had recorded statements of some witnesses who had corroborated the “truthfulness” of the entries.

He told the Judge that under the CrPC, charges could be framed on the basis of “suspicion.” However, in the Present case tore was sufficient documentary evidence to go ahead with the trial in the case against Mr. Advani.

Meanwhile, Justice Gupta also deferred to May 7 the hearing against forms Union Minister Balram Jakhar. The Judge also deferred to May 22 the hearing in the case of Mr. Kamal Nath for arguments on the application filed by Mr.S.K. Jain for supply of documents. JAMMU; The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has made a serious bid to woo the Six voters in the state by utilizing the services of former Delhi Chief Minister Madan Lal Khurana.

Khurana, who gained respect of the Sikh community following the action by his government in the 1984 riot cases, has joined the election campaign of the party candidate from Jammu constituency, Vaid Vishnu Dutt His visit proved successful when the Shiromani Akali Dal state unit announced its decision to support the BJP candidates in the state.

Khurana’s public meetings and visits were confined to Jammu district, more particularly to the Sikh localities in and around Jammu city, He addressed public meetings in Simbal ‘Camp, Gadigarh, Gole Gujral and visited some other localities dominated by the Sikh community.

‘There are about 70,000 Sikh voters in the Jammu Poonch Lok Sabha seat where the BJP candidate is expected to give a tough fight to his rival candidates.

‘After a day’s efforts, Khurana succeeded in wooing the Sikh leaders of the state SAD to announce their supporting the press conference of the BJP Leader in Jammu. The working president of the Dal, Gurdev Singh, and other functionaries were also present in the conference.

Talking to media persons, Khurana launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narasimha Rao for issuing statements that the country would disintegrate if the Congress was not voted to power.

He regretted that the Prime Minister has “stooped s0 low” to regain power ‘and described his utterances as “unfortunate” and “highly objectionable.

The BJP leader predicted that his party would form the governing at the Center.

Article extracted from this publication >>May 8, 1996