From WASHINGTON POST:
A WikiLeaks cable suggesting Indian government payoffs to lawmakers to secure support for a controversial nuclear deal in 2008 rocked the parliament Thursday, when opposition parties demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
The leaked cables, published in The Hindu newspaper, claimed that Singh’s government used cash to win a crucial vote in parliament in 2008 following a debate on the controversial civilian nuclear agreement between India and the United States. The cable quoted an American diplomat, Steven White, saying a Congress Party aide showed an embassy staffer the cash available for the payoffs.
The newspaper report created an uproar in parliament, and angry opposition leaders said the government had no right to stay in power any longer…
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