The proceedings stemmed from the allocation of coal blocks to Hindalco, allegedly against the Screening Committee’s recommendation. On April 1, 2015, the apex court had stayed the summons.
The former CEC recounts a private meeting in which then-PM Singh reaffirmed his faith in India's electoral watchdog after Congress ministers had criticised the panel.
The state Congress chief described the former prime minister as an exceptional leader who steered the country out of economic crisis and placed it firmly on the path of growth.
Congress Chief Mallikarjun Kharge and party leaders Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi paid tribute to the former prime minister, who died last year at the age of 92.
V N Rajshekar of All India Save Education Committee (AISEC) said, "The idea behind making these colleges into constituent colleges affiliated into different universities itself is too dangerous.
