Ashraf demands CBI probe into "Excise Scam"

Bihar Excise Minister Jamshed Ashraf, who had labelled allegations of a scam in Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's office, was sacked on February 18, 2010.
"I was left with no other option but sacking Ashraf," Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said.
Later Jamshed Ashraf addressed a press conference in Patna on February 18, 2010. Ashraf demanded CBI probe into the "Excise Scam"
Earlier, Ashraf had handed over letters to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar seeking his intervention to unearth a "possible big scam" involving his secretariat.
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