<p>Singh was questioned for two hours today, Raj Nivas sources said. The ED team from Mumbai had grilled Singh for five hours yesterday, with the entire proceedings being reportedly video-graphed.<br /><br />Raj Nivas sources were tight-lipped on whether the questioning, which concluded at 12.30 pm, was video-graphed.<br /><br />"None of us had any access to the venue where questioning was done," the sources said.<br />Singh is in the eye of a storm for his action as a Congress Rajya Sabha member in 1997 in recommending expeditious issuance of passport to Khan, a Pune-based stud farm owner.<br /><br />Singh admitted that he did make such a recommendation on humanitarian grounds as he was told that Khan needed to travel abroad to visit his ailing brother. He however claimed he did not know Khan.<br /><br />The Lt Governor's name surfaced during questioning of Bihar-based Congress leader Amlendu Pandey. The ED action followed clearance from the Prime Minister's Office last week to record Singh's statement on the issue.<br /><br />Singh is also embroiled in another controversy, facing charges that a trust in which his two sons were former members had been given in-principle clearance by the administration to set up a medical college without following due procedures.<br /><br />Opposition parties have called for a bandh tomorrow seeking recall of Singh, who has however received support from Chief Minister V Vaithilingam. The Chief Minister said "there is no necessity" for Singh to step down as he was facing only allegations and the ED would do "necessary statutory follow up."<br /><br />District authorities have clamped prohibitory orders in Puducherry and Mahe regions for today and tomorrow after the dawn to dusk bandh call by CPI(M), AIADMK and BSP.</p>
<p>Singh was questioned for two hours today, Raj Nivas sources said. The ED team from Mumbai had grilled Singh for five hours yesterday, with the entire proceedings being reportedly video-graphed.<br /><br />Raj Nivas sources were tight-lipped on whether the questioning, which concluded at 12.30 pm, was video-graphed.<br /><br />"None of us had any access to the venue where questioning was done," the sources said.<br />Singh is in the eye of a storm for his action as a Congress Rajya Sabha member in 1997 in recommending expeditious issuance of passport to Khan, a Pune-based stud farm owner.<br /><br />Singh admitted that he did make such a recommendation on humanitarian grounds as he was told that Khan needed to travel abroad to visit his ailing brother. He however claimed he did not know Khan.<br /><br />The Lt Governor's name surfaced during questioning of Bihar-based Congress leader Amlendu Pandey. The ED action followed clearance from the Prime Minister's Office last week to record Singh's statement on the issue.<br /><br />Singh is also embroiled in another controversy, facing charges that a trust in which his two sons were former members had been given in-principle clearance by the administration to set up a medical college without following due procedures.<br /><br />Opposition parties have called for a bandh tomorrow seeking recall of Singh, who has however received support from Chief Minister V Vaithilingam. The Chief Minister said "there is no necessity" for Singh to step down as he was facing only allegations and the ED would do "necessary statutory follow up."<br /><br />District authorities have clamped prohibitory orders in Puducherry and Mahe regions for today and tomorrow after the dawn to dusk bandh call by CPI(M), AIADMK and BSP.</p>