While hearing the 2G scam case on Thursday February 7, the Delhi High Court punished accused Shahid Usman Balwa and four others to plant 15,000 trees, observing that they have failed to file a response on an ED appeal challenging their acquittal in the 2G case. Justice Najmi Waziri, while[Read More…]
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Vinod Rai compromised CAG’s sanctity, had ulterior motives: Former minister A Raja
New Delhi: Former Telecom Minister A. Raja, acquitted in the so-called 2G scam case, contends that the sanctity of the Comptroller and Auditor General’s (CAG) office was “severely compromised” by Vinod Rai who clearly had “ulterior motives” in over-reaching the bounds of his constitutional function while auditing accounts relating to the[Read More…]
BJP conspired to acquit accused in 2G ‘scam’: AAP
New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday alleged that the BJP had conspired with accused persons in the 2G ‘scam’, after a special court acquitted all the accused in the case, including former Telecom Minister A. Raja and DMK MP Kanimozhi. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the 2G ‘scam’[Read More…]
Manmohan Singh, UPA stand vindicated in 2G scam: Kapil Sibal
Congress leader and senior advocate Kapil Sibal on Thursday said the acquittal of all the accused in the 2G scam vindicated then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the UPA’s stand that there was no scam in the allocation of spectrum and licences to telecom companies. “Manmohan Singh and the UPA[Read More…]
Karti’s rep to go before ED only if agency sends legally correct notice
A week after failing to turn up before Enforcement Directorate (ED), businessman Karti Chidambaram has now informed the Madras high court that his legal representative will appear before the ED for inquiry. Sources say that Karti’s representative would go before the ED only if agency sends legally correct notice. Karti[Read More…]