New Delhi: The Special CBI court on Thursday all acquitted all accused, including former telecom minister A Raja, DMK MP Kanimozhi and several others, in all 2G spectrum scam cases. Most of the accused, including A Raja and DMK MP Kanimozhi, were present in the Patiala House Court when it pronounced the verdict in the infamous 2G spectrum allocation case, which rattled the previous UPA government led by Dr Manmohan Singh. The verdict came nearly seven years after the first arrest was made by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in 2011.
“There cannot be a bigger indictment of Vinod Rai,” former finance minister P Chidambaram says.
The Special CBI court acquitted all accused, including former telecom minister A Raja, DMK MP Kanimozhi and several others, in the 2G spectrum case.
Security tightened outside the Patiala House Court in view of the 2G scam case verdict.
If convicted, A Raja, the former telecom minister, faces six-month jail to life imprisonment.
”We have submitted all the papers. We will wait for the verdict. I can’t comment now,” A Raja said before reaching the court.
Raja was released on bail after spending nearly a year in jail.
He was accused of cheating, forgery and conspiracy. The CBI chargesheet also said he misled then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The trial started soon after.
A Raja has denied any wrongdoing. He has claimed that all decisions were taken after apprising then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and were based on inputs from DoT, other Cabinet Ministers and the then Solicitor General.
The special CBI court, had directed all accused, including Raja, Kanimozhi and others, to remain present before it today for the verdict.
Two cases have been filed by the CBI and another one by the ED.
Special CBI judge OP Saini is scheduled to pronounce the judgements in separate cases lodged by the CBI and the ED in the scam which rattled the former prime minister Manmohan Singh-led UPA government.
The CAG report said in 2007-2008, the 2G licences had been given to telecom operators at throwaway prices instead of allocation through a free and fair bidding process.
The CAG report said in 2007-2008, the 2G licences had been given to telecom operators at throwaway prices instead of allocation through a free and fair bidding process.
The scam relates to the granting of 2G spectrum licence allocations in 2007-08 which caused the loss of Rs 1.76 lakh crore, according to a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.
The verdict comes nearly seven years after the first arrest was made by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in 2011
-The verdict will decide that fate of former telecom minister A Raja, DMK MP Kanimozhi and several others accused in the case
A special CBI court will pronounce the verdict in several cases related to the alleged faulty allocation of the 2G spectrum licences during the previous UPA government led by Dr Manmohan Singh.
Bureau Report
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