22 Sunday Jan 2012
Posted in 2G Scam Corruption, Uncategorized
Apprehending that the government may appeal against the TDSAT order which dismissed its plea that the telecom tribunal has no jurisdiction over the intra-circle 3G roaming pacts, private operators have filed caveat in both the Supreme Court as well as the High Court.
By filing the caveat, the operators have ensured that the courts would pass no orders on the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) plea without hearing their counsel, or get an ex-parte relief.
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06 Friday Jan 2012
Posted in 2G Scam Corruption, Uncategorized
The Supreme Court expressed its displeasure in the lagging enquiry on the 2G Scam and issued notices to the DOT, CBI and Enforcement Directorate asking them to reply to the allegations of laxity in the enquiry before 20th January when the case will be taken for next hearing. It was hinted by the Counsel for CPIL Shri Prashant Bhushan that Law Minister Salman Khurshid ws interfering in the case.
It is well known to all that the Government which said earlier that there was no loss in the 2G allotment will certainly try to save its face int scam. But the evidences are much against it. Sukh Ram, former telecom Minister, against whom case of corruption was going on has now been convicted and jail sentence given. What will happen in the present case?
27 Monday Jun 2011
Posted in 2G Scam Corruption
The Joint Parliamentary Committee enquiring in to the 2G Scam will call the previous Secretaries of Telecom as also the Chairmen of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India ( TRAI ) to give evidence before it in connection with the 2G scam. As far as the UPA II overnment is concerned, its plan is to shift the scam burden on the earlier BJP Government going through the earlier issues also.
There is no doubt that since the reforms in Telecom has started with granting of licences to the private operators in the 1990s, there have been continuous irregularities and illegal activities to favour the private companies with kickback to those in power. 2G Scam is only part of that, pobably the biggest.
The sufferers of these have been the people of this country and the BSNL and its workers. BSNL Workers and their unions have a grat responsiblity in exposing these scams.
20 Monday Jun 2011
Posted in 2G Scam Corruption, Corruption
The appeal for bail submitted by Kanimozhi, DMK MP and KalaignarTV MD Sharad Kumar has been rejected by the Special Supreme Court of Judge today, 2oth June. The judge did not accept the arguments paced by the petitioners.
19 Sunday Jun 2011
Posted in 2G Scam Corruption, Politics India
The UPA II Government is supporting former Minister Raja stating that the latter was only following the past policy of the NDA government. In its presentation before the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), the DOT officers has virtually justified the action of Raja stating that the allotment of spectrum in 2008 was done as per the past policy.
Raja is chargesheeted and is in custody in Tihar Jail. The CAG had stated that there has been a loss of 1.76 lakh crore to the government due to the 2008 spectrum allotment on the basis of fist come first served. CBI has estimated Rs. 30,000 loss.
It seems that the Central Government is continuing its position as explained by the present telecom Minister Kapil Sibal that there is ‘zero loss’ in the allotement of spectrum. The Government will naturally want to hush up the scam gradually and this is a clear indication.
09 Thursday Jun 2011
Posted in 2G Scam Corruption
The Enforcement Director Shri Arun Mathur disposing before the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) has informed that the following private telecom companies are being investigated in the 2G scam. These are Unitech Wireless, Swan Telecom, Loop Telecom, S-Tel Ltd., Videocon Telecom, Idea Cellular, Tata Teleservices, Sistema Shyam Telecom, Alliance Infratech ( Etisalat DB) and Spice Telecommunication (which merged with Idea Cellular). As can be seen almost all the major private companies are involved.
But whether any action will be taken like cancellation of licence, imposing heavy penalty, filing criminal cases etc.against them? It is doubtful since they are powerful people. But any how,let us wait and see to what extent the government will go.
09 Thursday Jun 2011
Posted in 2G Scam Corruption
THe Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) headed by Congress MP P.C.Chacko, enquiring in to the 2G scam, has decided to call all the former Secretaries of DOT as witnesses. These include S/Shri P.J.Thomas,Sidharth Behura, D.S.Mathur, J.S.Sarma, Nripendra Misra, Vinod Vaish, Shyamal Ghosh, Anil Kumar and A.V.Gokak. Shri Sidharth Behura is already in CBI custody.
In the same way, it is understood that the former Communications Ministers since 1998 are also being called as witnesses by the JPC including Shri A.Raja, who is in CBI custody.
30 Monday May 2011
Posted in 2G Scam Corruption
Today, the CAG Shri Vinod Ray was examined by the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the assessment of the loss etc. CAG stood the ground and asserted that the loss to the Government is Rs.1.76 lakh crore assessed by him is correct. Now Director of CBI is also going to be examined.
28 Thursday Apr 2011
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The reports coming one after another in the 2G scam has exposed the entire coterie of top politicians, top bureaucrats, Ministers, business big guns, media, lobbyists, MNCs and almost everybody powerful in the country. In addition to the corruption, violation of rules, favouritism, black money, the security of the nation is also involved.
Those who are to safeguard the interests of the nation themselves are involved in this biggest scam of India and probably of the world itself. The latest is the mention in the report of the Public Accounts Committee that the Finance Minister and even the Prime Minister knew everything and did not do anything, but allowed the things to go as desired by former Communication Minister A.Raja.
The Prime Minister and his colleagues owes an explanation to the people of this country.
23 Saturday Apr 2011
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Very intersting developments are taking place in the enquiry on 2G scam in the two parliamenmtary committees viz. Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and Joint Parliament Committee (JPC).
The Parliament was stalled for one full session on the issue of formation of Joint Parliamentary Committee to enquire in to the 2G scam. The opposition parties wanted a JPC but the Government did not agree stating that the PAC can inquire in to all aspects. Now the JPC is formed, Congress says that PAC can only look in to the CAG report. Earlier, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh even stated that he is prepared to give evidence before the PAC. Now, the Congress party is opposing even the Cabinet Secretary giving evidence before PAC.The work of the PAC is almost stopped due to the stalling plan of the Congress members in the PAC.
It is becoming clearer and clearer that the UPA government will spare no pains to defeat the JPC, PAC as also the newly formed committee to draft Lokpal Bill or any action against corruption. From Boffors scandal onwards, you know what happened to all those cases where corruption is involved. The culprits are not punished and they are allowed to go scot-free.
The struggle against corruption has to continue.
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