2G scam: Govt distances itself from A Raja
The central government on Wednesday distanced itself from former Telecom Minister A Raja over the 2G spectrum allocation scam.
According to reports, Solicitor General Gopal Subramanium told the Supreme Court that Raja ?ignored? Prime Minister Manmohan Singh?s reservations over the 2G allocation.
?In my opinion, reservations expressed by the Prime Minister ought to have been given more importance on the 2G allocation,? Subramanium reportedly told the apex court.
On the other hand, the Supreme Court has got proof that Raja?s policies were ?not approved? by Law Minister Veerappa Moily too.
Earlier on Nov 23, saving the PM from further embarrassment, the Supreme Court had said that Singh had no intention to block permission to Janata Party chief Subramanium Swamy to prosecute former Raja in the scam.
The government, on behalf of Singh, had filed an affidavit before the Supreme Court on the 2G Spectrum scam, arguing that there was no inaction on the PM’s part regarding sanctioning prosecution of former Telecom minister A Raja.
Refuting charges of delay in sanction of prosecution of Raja, the Prime Minister?s Office (PMO) in an 11-page affidavit claimed that action was duly taken on every letter received from former Union minister Swamy seeking permission to act against Raja.
A CAG report had held Raja ?personally responsible? for costing the national exchequer a loss of Rs 1.76 lakh crore through ?illogical? sale of 2G telecom spectrum in 2008.
