POLITICAL NEWS - On receiving news that Deputy Public Enterprises Minister Ben Martins was not going to show up, MPs agreed to issue a subpoena to force him to answer their questions.
It was a day of surprises in Parliament with Deputy Public Enterprises Minister Ben Martins refusing to testify in the Eskom inquiry, Ajay Gupta breaking his silence and a confusing situation involving the Hawks.
Members of Parliament (MPs) probing state capture were hoping to question Martins about his alleged meeting with Ajay Gupta, but the deputy minister didn't want to talk about it.
He's instead sent them a written account of his story.
On receiving news that Martins was not going to show up, MPs agreed to issue a subpoena to force him to answer their questions.
“Now we have reasons to believe that he must answer questions. And he needs to know that we’re not receiving written submissions. So, we must subpoena that drama queen… he must come to Parliament.”
