Pm On 2g Scam

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  Decade Lost In 2G Scam, India Now Moving Towards 5G, 6G: PM Slams Congress

  In a veiled attack on Congress, PM Modi on Tuesday said that the country is making rapid strides in the telecom sector as 5G and 6G will help boost growth in every sector after "losing a decade of policy paralysis and corruption of the 2G."

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  "Let PM Modi...": Congress Leader After Ex-Auditor General's Apology

  Senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid on Friday said the apology of the former Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) Vinod Rai in the 2G scam shows the layers of the "concerted and deep-rooted conspiracy" to bring down the UPA-II government.

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  A Raja Did Not Mislead Ex PM Manmohan Singh, His Office To Blame: Court

  Former Telecom Minister A. Raja "did not misrepresent facts" to then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on policy matters related to allocation of 2G spectrum licences, a court said on Thursday while acquitting all accused in the case.

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  To Manmohan Singh's Jibe From Gujarat, Arun Jaitley's Stinging Takedown

  Hours after former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh renewed his criticism of the NDA government's sudden ban on high value notes that he has called "organised loot", Finance Minister Arun Jaitley delivered a stinging rebuttal. Mr Jaitley said an exercise backed by "an ethical and moral rationale" was being described as loot, before going on to refer t...

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  Exclusive: They Want To Buy Me, A Raja Claims He Warned Then PM Singh

  Former Telecom Minister A Raja, who spent 15 months in jail, is ready to go public his version of one of India's biggest corruption scandals. The 53-year-old's account of the scam that forced his resignation has been been cleared by leaders of his party, the DMK, and is now being finalised by his publishers for release in November.

• Parliamentary panel meets today to discuss 2G report; BJP steps up pressure on PM

  The Joint Parliamentary Committee or JPC will hold its crucial meeting today to discuss and adopt the draft report on the 2G spectrum scam. But the meeting is set to be stormy one as Opposition parties getting ready to corner JPC chairman P C Chacko over clean chit to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P Chidambaram.

• Despite PM's appeal, protests stall Parliament

  In an effort to ensure that the Rajya Sabha functions, Chairman Hamid Ansari has offered structured debates on all issues that the opposition wants to raise. He has already allowed a discussion on growing crime against women after the Opposition created a ruckus over the brutal rape of a five-year-old girl in Delhi last week.

• Will prove my innocence and that PM was consulted: A Raja on 2G scam

  The man who is being tried for masterminding a telecom scam worth Rs 1.76 lakh crore today said, "I will prove my innocence."

• Disappointed by PM's response in 2G case, says Yashwant Sinha: Read full letter

  BJP leader Yashwant Sinha has written another letter to the Prime Minister saying he is disappointed that Dr Manmohan Singh has chosen not to testify on the telecom scam for a parliamentary committee unless summoned to do so. Here is a copy of the letter:

• 2G case: Yashwant Sinha says he is disappointed by PM Manmohan Singh's response

  BJP leader Yashwant Sinha has written another letter to the Prime Minister saying he is disappointed that Dr Manmohan Singh has chosen not to testify on the telecom scam for a parliamentary committee unless summoned to do so.

• Nothing to hide, says PM, responding to Yashwant Sinha's dare

  The Prime Minister has retaliated to a dare by BJP leader Yashwant Sinha, who urged him earlier this week to testify on the telecom scam for a parliamentary committee unless he has "something to hide."

• If you have nothing to hide, testify, says Yashwant Sinha to PM

  BJP leader Yashwant Sinha has written to the Prime Minister, demanding that he testify for a parliamentary committee that's dissecting the telecom or 2G scam, named for the second-generation airwaves involved.

• House panel meet on 2G: BJP softens stand on summoning PM?

  Ending its nearly two-month-old boycott, BJP members today attended the meeting of Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on 2G and said they would continue to press for summoning of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P Chidambaram as witnesses.

• 2G scam: BJP demands PM's explanation on 36,000-crore license fee suggestion

  The head of the joint parliamentary committee that's probing the 2G spectrum scam has told NDTV that it's not the responsibility of the Prime Minister to fix the spectrum entry fee for players wanting 2G telecom licences. That's the job of the Telecom Regulator and the Telecom Ministry, JPC chief PC Chacko has said.

• JPC meet on 2G scam: BJP walkout over summons to PM, Chidambaram

  A joint parliamentary committee (JPC) examining the allocation of 2G spectrum is likely to shut the door on the opposition's demand that finance minister P Chidambaram be questioned by it. Senior BJP leaders, who are part of the JPC, walked out the session today demanding to know when Mr Chidambaram, as well as the prime minister and then-telecom m...