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| MM Joshi called telecom auditors, |
| Letter alleges MM Joshi called telecom auditors, asked them to rush
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| INDIA
, 15-November-2011
0:32:56 AM |
| The price tag of 1.76 lakh crores placed on the telecom scam by the government's auditors is what gave the swindle superstar status. Whether that estimate was correct is now being debated by two parliamentary committees. The man who actually conducted the audit - RP Singh - has said that in his opinion, the scam cost a more modest 2600 crores, but his boss, Vinod Rai, over-ruled him. In November 2010, Mr Rai submitted his report to Parliament, declaring that the telecom scam was worth 1.76 lakh crores, making it the country's biggest con-job to date.
The telecom scam is being studied by the Parliamentary Accounts Committee (PAC) which is headed by BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi. A letter dated July 13, 2010 states that when the auditors were working their report, Mr Joshi called the office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG). The letter is written by RB Sinha, Director General (Report Central) and is addressed to Rekha Gupta, the Deputy CAG. (Read full letter) Mr Sinha writes that he attended to Mr Joshi's call. The BJP leader reportedly told him that he was concerned about the progress of the report, and was worried that if it was delayed, a cover-up would be engineered. Mr Joshi reportedly urged Mr Sinha to try and present the audit report in the Monsoon Session of parliament.
Senior CAG officials including Mr Rai and Ms Gupta, have signed off on the letter.
Congress leader Digvijaya Singh has accused Mr Joshi of trying to influence the auditors. " Is it a fact Chairman PAC contacted CAG regarding 2G before submission of CAG report? It was denied by CAG but now documents prove he did," Mr Singh tweeted this morning
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