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May 10, 2013

Pawan Bansal, Ashwani Kumar quit government

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Scandal-hit Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal and Law Minister Ashwani Kumar quit on Friday, adding to speculation the prime minister may have to call an early election after the furore paralysed parliament and forced the delay of economic reforms.

Bansal had been widely expected to step down after police arrested his nephew on suspicion of accepting a bribe in a case that was seen as embarrassing to the Congress party-led government, which has been battered by a series of corruption scandals.
May 10, 2013

Scandal-hit ministers quit India’s troubled government

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Two Indian ministers embroiled in scandals quit on Friday, adding to speculation the prime minister may have to call an early election after the furor paralyzed parliament and forced the delay of economic reforms.

Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal had been widely expected to step down after police arrested his nephew on suspicion of accepting a bribe in a case that was seen as embarrassing to the Congress party-led government, which has been battered by a series of corruption scandals.
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      "Anurag covers money, politics and general news based in New Delhi. He joined Reuters in 2008 in Bangalore and covered U.S.-based companies for a little over two years. In the Indian capital, he covered the dynamic Indian aviation industry before moving to his current role. Born and brought up in the beautiful town of Jorhat in Assam, Anurag loves cricket, Bollywood and is a social media addict. When he’s not chasing high-flying CEOs and bureaucrats, Anurag likes to unwind with films and Assamese poetry."
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