The finance minister, AMA Muhith, hoped that the probe report on the share market scam would be published very soon which he earlier said it would take 10 to 15 days.
He also said his ministry would 'edit' parts of the probe report on stock market scam that requires further investigation before making it public.
'The ministry has taken the responsibility for looking into the whole report, as it does not needlessly want to play any part in humiliating anybody,' he said.
The finance minister was speaking to reporters after a pre-budget meeting with the parliamentary standing committees on finance, planning, public accounts and government affairs at the NEC conference hall on Sunday.
Muhith made the comments apparently in a bid to appease the critics who expressed doubt that the government would deliberately delete the names of those widely suspected involved in the scam as they are MPs and pro-government businessmen.
Claiming that a section of the media misquoted him, Muhith categorically ruled out comments attributed to him that influential people of the stock market were mightier than the state.
'On the day the probe committee submitted its report, I just said the government, if necessary, might not publish unverified information.'
'But, without understanding my comments, it has been published and circulated that I would publish the report omitting the names, which is not correct and realistic,' added the finance minister.
Muhith said the finance ministry would evaluate the probe report and conduct further investigation according to the recommendations put forward.
'Before making public, the parts of the probe report on stock market scam that require further investigation will be edited. The ministry does not needlessly want to play any part in humiliating anybody's character,' he said.
Source: New Age
