Stating that the law will take its own course in connection with the summons issued to the former prime minister in the coal blocks allocation scam, the Congress party on Wednesday said Manmohan Singh's honesty and transparency is known to one and all.
"The former prime minister and one of Congress's stalwarts Dr. Manmohan Singh ji's honesty, fairness and transparency is known to one and all," said Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala.
The Congress leader said the special court has now taken this in view as part of an ongoing judicial process.
"We respect the judicial process and we are confident that the truth will prevail," he added.
Earlier in the day, a special CBI court summoned former prime minister Manmohan Singh, former coal secretary P C Parakh, Aditya Birla Group chairman K M Birla and three others in connection with the coal blocks allocation scam.
The court has summoned them on April 8 for offences of criminal conspiracy, breach of trust and under provisions of prevention of corruption act.