<p>Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal should resign to ensure fair investigation in the case related to the arrest of his nephew Vijay Singla for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs.90 lakh, the Samajwadi Party (SP) said Monday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"It is a serious matter and Bansal should have resigned. The government is trying to protect him but he would have to go," SP leader Ram Gopal Yadav said. <br /><br />"Bansal should resign so that investigations are not influenced," he added. <br /><br />The Congress Sunday ruled out Bansal's resignation and said no action would be taken against him immediately, even as the opposition continued to press for his ouster.<br /><br />Bansal's nephew Vijay Singla was arrested last week by the CBI for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs.90 lakh. The bribe was paid to him by two people for getting a senior railway officer, Mahesh Kumar, appointed as a member of the powerful Railway Board.<br /></p>
<p>Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal should resign to ensure fair investigation in the case related to the arrest of his nephew Vijay Singla for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs.90 lakh, the Samajwadi Party (SP) said Monday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"It is a serious matter and Bansal should have resigned. The government is trying to protect him but he would have to go," SP leader Ram Gopal Yadav said. <br /><br />"Bansal should resign so that investigations are not influenced," he added. <br /><br />The Congress Sunday ruled out Bansal's resignation and said no action would be taken against him immediately, even as the opposition continued to press for his ouster.<br /><br />Bansal's nephew Vijay Singla was arrested last week by the CBI for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs.90 lakh. The bribe was paid to him by two people for getting a senior railway officer, Mahesh Kumar, appointed as a member of the powerful Railway Board.<br /></p>