APRIL 1992 APRIL
Madhavsinh Solanki resigns as foreign minister after he faces Parliament’s
wrath for his confidential letter to Swiss authorities to delay the Bofors probe
1992 AUGUST
Prime Minister promises regular information to Parliament on Bofors, but never
gets back on the subject
August1992
Finance Ministry tries to influence Congress JPC members probing the securities
scam
SEPTEMBER1993
Cabinet recommends RS nomination for Mahendra Prasad, a notorious landlord from
Bihar, in the ‘eminent citizens’ category. President obliges.
FEB-MAR 1996
Rao stonewalls information on the CBI probe (or the lack of it) against him in the hawala
case
FEB-MAR1996
Motion of thanks to the President passed without a debate, or any Opposition amendment
being moved
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