Cag Report On 2g Spectrum Allocation

Former CAG Vinod Rai has apologised unconditionally to Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam for "wrongly mentioning" him as one of the MPs who had pressured him not to name former PM Manmohan Singh in the CAG report on 2G spectrum allocation.

For the second consecutive day during his visit to Kolkata, Vinod Rai, former Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India whose report in 2010 pegged notional loss of Rs. 1.76 lakh crore to the national exchequer due to 2G spectrum allocation in 2008, refused to answer questions on the court's dismissal of the scam as non-existent and former tel...

Former telecom minister and DMK leader A Raja has challenged Vinod Rai, ex government auditor, to a debate on the allocation of 2G spectrum, billed as one of India's biggest corruption scams. Mr Raja was acquitted in the case by a trial court last month.

Former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh is sticking to his famous silence regarding former national auditor Vinod Rai's remarks on him over 2G scam and Coalgate. Asked about Mr Rai's criticism, Dr Singh today said, "I don't want to comment on what other people say".

Former Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) Vinod Rai said he has no regrets about his report on 2G spectrum allocation, which pegged notional losses to the exchequer at Rs 1.76 lakh crore.

Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) Vinod Rai, whose reports on losses from 2G spectrum and coal block allocations sparked allegations of massive corruption in the government, has said that the role of a public auditor cannot be confined to merely placing reports in Parliament.

Joining the controversy over the CAG report on 2G spectrum allocation, retired senior officers of the public auditor have expressed their keenness to debate the issue with government functionary on any platform.

Former Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) official RP Singh today claimed he was directed by his superiors - through a "written order" - to sign on the final 2G spectrum audit report that put the presumptive loss from the allocations at Rs 1.76 lakh crore.

Hitting out at Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal and others, the government auditor CAG today said that public statements on its report on 2G spectrum are "highly improper" as the matter is under consideration of a Parliamentary Committee.     "Making public comments on the matter which is being considered by a Parliamentary Committe...

Amidst controversy over its figures of revenue loss on account of allocation of 2G spectrum, government auditor CAG today said it stood by the report submitted to Parliament late last year.    "CAG stands by its report on 2G spectrum hundred per cent", the CAG spokesperson told reporters.     Telecom minister Kapi...

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report on the allotment of 2G Spectrum licences, tabled in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, has held former Telecom Minister A Raja responsible on many fronts for violating guidelines, indulging in favouritism and costing the government Rs. 1.76 lakh crores by mishandling the allocation of the 2G spectrum in 2008....

Former CAG Vinod Rai has apologised unconditionally to Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam for "wrongly mentioning" him as one of the MPs who had pressured him not to name former PM Manmohan Singh in the CAG report on 2G spectrum allocation.

For the second consecutive day during his visit to Kolkata, Vinod Rai, former Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India whose report in 2010 pegged notional loss of Rs. 1.76 lakh crore to the national exchequer due to 2G spectrum allocation in 2008, refused to answer questions on the court's dismissal of the scam as non-existent and former tel...

Former telecom minister and DMK leader A Raja has challenged Vinod Rai, ex government auditor, to a debate on the allocation of 2G spectrum, billed as one of India's biggest corruption scams. Mr Raja was acquitted in the case by a trial court last month.

Former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh is sticking to his famous silence regarding former national auditor Vinod Rai's remarks on him over 2G scam and Coalgate. Asked about Mr Rai's criticism, Dr Singh today said, "I don't want to comment on what other people say".

Former Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) Vinod Rai said he has no regrets about his report on 2G spectrum allocation, which pegged notional losses to the exchequer at Rs 1.76 lakh crore.

Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) Vinod Rai, whose reports on losses from 2G spectrum and coal block allocations sparked allegations of massive corruption in the government, has said that the role of a public auditor cannot be confined to merely placing reports in Parliament.

Joining the controversy over the CAG report on 2G spectrum allocation, retired senior officers of the public auditor have expressed their keenness to debate the issue with government functionary on any platform.

Former Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) official RP Singh today claimed he was directed by his superiors - through a "written order" - to sign on the final 2G spectrum audit report that put the presumptive loss from the allocations at Rs 1.76 lakh crore.

Hitting out at Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal and others, the government auditor CAG today said that public statements on its report on 2G spectrum are "highly improper" as the matter is under consideration of a Parliamentary Committee.     "Making public comments on the matter which is being considered by a Parliamentary Committe...

Amidst controversy over its figures of revenue loss on account of allocation of 2G spectrum, government auditor CAG today said it stood by the report submitted to Parliament late last year.    "CAG stands by its report on 2G spectrum hundred per cent", the CAG spokesperson told reporters.     Telecom minister Kapi...

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report on the allotment of 2G Spectrum licences, tabled in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, has held former Telecom Minister A Raja responsible on many fronts for violating guidelines, indulging in favouritism and costing the government Rs. 1.76 lakh crores by mishandling the allocation of the 2G spectrum in 2008....