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| Ratan Tata aboveboard in 2G matter, |
| Ratan Tata aboveboard in 2G matter, says CBI
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| INDIA
, 2-June-2011
7:16:17 AM |
| For the first time, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has said on record that Tata Telecom did not benefit in any way from the massive telecom scam that saw companies getting licenses at throwaway prices in 2008 for mobile networks.
"We've examined the issue in detail. There was no irregularity in the issuance of licenses to Tata Telecom," stated the CBI today.
The 2G scam is being investigated by the CBI and is being monitored by a special court in Delhi. A Raja, former Telecom Minister, has been arrested along with the executives of some of India's biggest telecom companies. They allegedly conspired to get out-of-turn allotments for spectrum and licenses. Reported to be India's largest scam ever, the 2G swindle has whipped up a political tornado, allowing the government to be targeted for inbreeding corruption. It has also pushed into jail Kanimozhi, whose party, the DMK, is a major alliance partner in the UPA government at the Centre. Kanimozhi's father, M Karunanidhi, is the head of the DMK.
A petition filed by a lawyer named Dharmendra Pandey had asked that Ratan Tata be made an accused in the 2G case for benefiting from the scam, along with Niira Radia, who handles the PR for his firm. Ms Radia is a witness for the CBI. Her phone was tapped in 2008 and 2009 in connection with an income tax investigation. Her conversations with Kanimozhi, Raja and others blew the lid off the 2G scam.
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