2G Scam: Former Telecom Minister A. Raja grilled by CBI
merisarkar news service
New Delhi, December 24, 2010
The CBI is questioning former Telecom Minister A Raja in New Delhi in connection with the 2G spectrum allocation scam. Earlier it also questioned the Corporate lobbyist Niira Radia and former TRAI chief Pradip Baijal in this connection.
The agency sleuths raided over 30 places in Delhi and Tamil Nadu on December 15 and questioned several people informally.
The Supreme Court is closely monitoring the multi agency probe into the allocation of 2G spectrum to certain telecom firms. The apex court has asked CBI and ED to submit status reports on their probe to it by February 10, when the 2G spectrum case will come up for hearing.
The CAG in its report to Parliament had said that the allocation of 2G spectrum at undervalued prices had resulted in the loss of 1.76 lakh crore rupees to the exchequer.
