Posts Tagged ‘A. Raja’
A Raja out of jail and back in Parliament
A Raja, was in Parliament today, less than 24 hours after he left jail1 Bail to former telecom secretary Siddharth Behura by the Supreme Court last week formed the basis for his bail application The DMK leader had not sought bail until last week
Raja moves for bail as Behura gets relief in 2G case
Former telecom secretary Siddharth Behura - an accused in the 2G spectrum allocation scam case - was on Wednesday granted bail by the Supreme Court1, was granted bail on Rs0 lakh bail bond1, finally decided to apply for bail A day before his birthday, the tainted DMK leader moved a bail petition in the 2G court soon after his former telecom [...]
2G: Supreme Court refuses to grant Centre 400 days for licence auction
The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended time till August 31 for the auction and grant of fresh licences in connection with the 2G spectrum allocation case22 licenses issued by former Telecom Minister A Raja in 2008 The court had said using a first-come-first-serve policy to allocate national resources like airwaves is "fundamentally flawed", [...]
I can plead my case with court: A Raja
Former Telecom Minister and DMK MP A Raja on Thursday told a court, trying the 2G spectrum case, that his first priority was to present his case before a judicial fora instead of attending the Parliament Raja said he could only plead his case with the court and not before the Lok Sabha Speaker or the Prime Minister as such he was in the hands [...]
2G case: HC notice to CBI on Kanimozhi’s plea
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought the Central Bureau of Investigation’s 0 Ms Kanimozhi, in her plea, had claimed she was falsely implicated in the case and had contended there was no evidence on record to justify the charge that she received bribe The 44-year-old DMK leader, who got bail after spending over six months in Tihar Jail, [...]
Govt seeks review of SC order cancelling 2G licences
The Government on Friday moved the Supreme Court seeking review of its verdict cancelling 122 2G spectrum licences22 licences for 2G spectrum will stand quashed, Government on Thursday moved the Supreme Court stating that it will impact over 69 million mobile users as the auction process for radio waves will take at least 400 days
BSNL-WiiMax deal: CBI registers case
The CBI on Saturday registered a fresh case in connection with alleged irregularities in awarding BSNL's Wiimax franchise to a private firm, considered close to ex-telecom minister A Raja, and carried out searches across four cities00 crore and above which was allegedly achieved by manipulation in the balance sheets by Starnet, the sources [...]
2G Case: Swamy moves SC challenging court order on Chidambaram
Subramanian Swamy filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging a Delhi Court's order to dismiss his plea to make Union Home Minister P Chidambaram as a co-accused in the 2G case Swamy has alleged that Chidambaram was equally culpable like former Telecom Minister A Raja as he also had a role in deciding the spectrum pricing and allowing [...]
DMK slams UPA, AIADMK on Kudankulam issue
The Opposition DMK on Friday charged the Centre and the AIADMK government with being “lethargic” in solving the Koodankulam nuclear plant row and raised the pitch on Mullaperiyar dam issue demanding that Kerala restore the area, where the reservoir is located, to Tamil Nadu DMK passed 24 resolutions at its General Council meeting, with [...]
2G case: Telenor may quit India after licences revoked
Norwegian cell phone operator Telenor may shut shop in India following the Supreme Court's order to cancel 123 2G licences granted under the tenure of former telecom minister A00 crore in equity and over Rs7,500 of its employees now hangs in balance However, the apex court has given four months' time to the country's telecom regulator to look [...]
Supreme Court cancels all 2G licences, trial court to decide on Chidambaram
In a historic judgement, the Supreme Court on Thursday cancelled all 122 licences granted to telecom companies during the tenure of former communications minister A22 licences were given by Raja for over Rs 9,000 crore, while 3G auctions for a smaller number of licences had fetched the government a sum of Rs 69,000 crores The eleven major [...]
Sibal blames A Raja, NDA for 2G spectrum scam, meets PM
Although pushed to a corner after Supreme Court scrapped 2G licences issued by it in 2008, the Manmohan Singh government on Thursday appeared resolute to not take any blame for the scam and instead chose to blame then telecom minister A Raja and the NDA government for the same22 2G licences” Dismissing suggestions that government has a lot to [...]
Govt will examine 2G verdict by SC: Pranab
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday said the government will examine the implications of the judgements given by the Supreme Court in the 2G case on Thursday "Judgements have come and we will have to examine judgements and its implications Government will examine it," said Mukherjee He was responding to questions on Supreme Court's [...]
Chidambaram must resign: BJP on 2G verdict, No remark against PC says Congress
With the Supreme Court leaving it to the trial court to decide on probe against Home Minister P Chidambaram in 2G case, Bharatiya Janata Party 22 2G telecom licences granted during the tenure of former telecom minister A Raja in 2008, Prasad took a dig at the prime minister saying that Dr Singh had defended A Raja in Parliament and assured of [...]
Sonia Gandhi will be targeted next in 2G scam: Subramanian Swamy
Petitioner in the 2G scam Subramanian Swamy has said that his fight to bring out those guilty in the scam is an open challenge "I have produced enough evidence The court has to take decision on three matters," Swamy said ahead of the 2G hearing on Thursday Targeting Chidambaram, Swamy said, "I would advise Chidambaram to bring reforms and [...]
Former telecom minister A. Raja completes one year in Tihar Jail in 2G case
Former telecom minister and prime accused in the 2G spectrum allocation scam, A1 He has been lodged in the Tihar Jail ever since Raja's arrest came in the wake of a CAG report indicting him of allegedly manipulating telecom policy to favour certain firms in the allocation for 2G spectrum licences Over one year that Raja has spent in jail, [...]
SC sets deadline to prosecute corrupt officials
The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a petition moved by Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy that there should be a time frame for sanctioning prosecution of a public servant by the government09, 2010 that the PMO replied rejecting his plea The government had replied that Swamy's request was "premature" as investigation was being carried [...]
Raja alleges CBI pressure on former aide; Achary denies Raja’s charge
Former Telecom Minister A Raja on Monday alleged in a court here that CBI has put pressure on his former aide Aseervatham Achary, a key 2G spectrum case witness, to depose falsely against him as the agency failed to find anything to “link” him with other accused in the case Mr Achary, Raja’s ex-Additional Private Secretary, however, [...]
Raja accuses CBI of creating false witnesses
Former Telecom Minister and the key accused in the 2G scam A Raja on Friday accused the Central Bureau of Investigation in a Delhi court of making his ex-aide Aseervatham Achary a “false witness” to depose against him2 after which Raja had said that he will cross examine witnesses only when public servants depose on the issue of government [...]
A Raja opens defence in 2G case
After a month of protest against commencement of trial, former Telecom Minister A Raja today opened his defence with the cross-examination of key CBI witness Aseervatham Achary, who was his former additional private secretary2 against Essar and Loop and their promoters1, Raja told Special CBI Judge O P Saini, who is hearing the case, that he would [...]
