Is Salman Khurshid morally bound to resign?

While Law Minister Salman Khurshid may have ruled out resigning over allegations of corruption while running an NGO for the physically challenged, is he justified in holding onto the seat of power despite the allegations? According to Prashant Bhushan, who is with India Against Corruption, there is no point in him continuing. “What is the propriety in continuing as Law Minister?” the lawyer said. While there was no need for the ministers to resign just because of an allegation, this was a special case because he held the key legal portfolio in the country, he told CNN-IBN. [caption id=“attachment_492147” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Is it fair to demand Khurshid’s resignation at this point? PTI[/caption] But are there any unanswered questions in the allegations that should prompt the Law Minister to step down on moral grounds, even if not on strictly legal grounds? Deepak Sharma, Special Investigation Team (SIT) Editor of TV Today which broke the story, said that the Minister has not yet given satisfactory answers to the questions that have been raised. He also refuted the checklist that was given to the Government of India by Louise Khurshid. “The checklist is a verification list submitted by the State government and not an individual,” he said. According to him, the Minister has to answer how he was sending his own team for the investigation. He also questioned how the affidavit that allegedly has a forged signature of UP govt official JB Singh can be doubted. He also pointed out that it was wrong for the government to sanction a grant to the trust while it was facing an ongoing probe. However Salman Khurshid need not resign on any of the grounds because this was not a constitutional requirement, said senior lawyer Aryama Sundaram. “This is legally unimpeachable. Because there is no concept of vicarious liability in criminal law, he cannot be presumed to be guilty,” he said.