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| No resignation required, says Raja |
| No resignation required, says Raja to NDTV
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| INDIA
, 12-November-2010
2:14:34 AM |
| Telecom Minister A Raja has stressed again this morning that he will not resign despite building pressure from the Opposition, and some say, from the Congress party, with whom Raja's party, the DMK, is in an alliance.
Raja, speaking exclusively to NDTV, said that he cannot comment on a report by the government's auditor that has allegedly held him responsible for grossly undervaluing 2G spectrum in 2008 and costing the government close to Rs. 1.76 lakh crore. Prepared by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), the report will be tabled in Parliament. (Watch: Jayalalithaa has no moral right to seek my resignation, says Raja)
"The CAG report doesn't come to me, I cannot comment on it," said Raja. He also said that the Opposition has no moral right to demand his resignation. He singled out J Jayalalithaa, the chief of the AIADMK. In an interview this week, she offered the support of her party to the UPA government at the Centre if it pushes for Raja's resignation, and is then abandoned by the DMK. Raja's DMK provides the UPA with 18 MPs.
The process followed for the allocation of 2G spectrum is being studied by the Supreme Court. In 2008, Raja skipped an auction of 2G spectrum, choosing instead to give licenses to companies whose eligibility has been questioned - some were real estate developers, for example, and resold their licenses at massive gain.
The process followed for the allocation of 2G spectrum is being studied by the Supreme Court. In 2008, Raja skipped an auction of 2G spectrum, choosing instead to give licenses to companies whose eligibility has been questioned - some were real estate developers, for example, and resold their licenses at massive gain
Read more at: http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/no-resignation-required-says-raja-to-ndtv-65885?cp
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