New Delhi, Jun 10 : After the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) refused information under RTI in a case pertaining to a mole in Indira Gandhi's cabinet, the Home Ministry and PMO have now denied any inputs on the issue.
The ministries have forwarded their replies in this regard to the MEA which had sent to them the RTI application of Anuj Dhar, author of the book "CIA's Eye on South Asia" which carries details of the case.
The spy case created furore in 1972 after it came to light that a senior Indian minister was allegedly leaking crucial information on Cabinet meetings to CIA.
Dhar sought information about the case from MEA including names and other details about the people who were in touch with the CIA and leaked details of the proceedings of the Congress Working Committee.
MEA accepted that records of discussions of meetings between the then Minister of External Affairs Swaran Singh and US Secretary William Rogers on October 5, 1972 were available but refused to disclose citing confidentiality clause.
It forwarded some portions of the application to MHA and PMO seeking details, if any in their possession, about the issue to which they have replied that no information could be traced about the issue, according to the MEA reply to Dhar.
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