Opposition members wanted to know about who is the minister concerned in the previous UPA regime who allegedly pressurised Nikam for a speedy conclusion of the 26/11 trial.
Prosecuting lawyer Ujjwal Nikam today courted controversy for his alleged remark that a former Union minister had put pressure on him to speed up the Mumbai attack trial for electoral gains. The State government has been directed to make a statement tomorrow itself.
Maharashtra assembly speaker Dilip Walse-Patil asked the government to make the statement tomorrow after the high-profile special public prosecutor's alleged remark kicked up dust in the assembly.
Nikam is alleged to have said he was asked to file 12 separate chargesheets in the trial against the lone surviving Pakistani gunman Ajmal Kasab to seek quick verdict in each case.
Raising the issue in the house, opposition leader Eknath Khadse, Sena group leader Subhash Desai and MNS leader Bala Nandgaonkar said Nikam in his recent public speech accused a former Central minister of putting pressure to finish the ongoing trial against Kasab before the Lok Sabha elections in April-May this year.
Nikam allegedly made the remarks at a seminar on trial against terrorists at Latur district two days back.
The prosecutor denied yesterday that he had said pressure was put on him to file separate chargesheets. He said there was no such pressure on him or the prosecution and that he had been quoted out of context.
Opposition members wanted to know who is the minister concerned in the previous UPA regime who allegedly mounted pressure on Nikam for a speedy conclusion of trial in the November 26 attack last year. The trial started in March.
They wanted the speaker to adjourn the house on the issue. But the speaker rejected the demand and directed the State government to make a detailed statement tomorrow.
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