Islamabad: Former minister for water and power Raja Pervez Ashraf has said Rental Power Projects (RPPs) were initiated during Faisal Saleh Hayat tenure and his hands are clean on this count.
He said this while talking to media men after hearing of rental power projects corruption case in Supreme Court Monday.
He went on to say that corruption allegations levelled against him in Rental Power Projects case were baseless. This project was started in 2006 during Faisal Saleh Hayat tenure. “I have got good opportunity to defend my self in Supreme Court. Now facts will also come from my side”, he remarked.
He stated Faisal Saleh Hayat levelled grave allegations against the government and then he joined the incumbent government. The court should be informed as to why these projects were initiated, he added.
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