Coal scam: Ex-Jharkhand CM Koda found guilty of graft

Piyush Goyal said the court order again puts the UPA in the dock

A special court on Wednesday held former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda and ex-coal secretary H C Gupta guilty of corruption and other charges in a coal scam case. The court will hear arguments on quantum of punishment on Thursday.

The verdict, which came a day before the second phase of polling for Gujarat Assembly elections, gave Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) the opportunity to counter Congress President-elect Rahul Gandhi, who on Tuesday had said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has stopped talking about corruption after questions have been asked on the Rafale fighter jet deal and business dealings of BJP