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Jul 25, 2011

Know important 10 Points which A.Raja Said in his defense before Special CBI court in 2G scam case

Know important 10 Points which A.Raja Said in his defense
before Special CBI court in 2G scam case

2G Scam A. Raja blames Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P Chidambaram in his Defense before Special CBI court

Last November A. Raja was arrested for selling mobile network licences and 2G spectrum to ineligible companies.
Licenses will sold so cheaply that I call it companies got licenses free.
Pay Rs. 1 and in a month sell it for 4 Rs or 400 Rs. Then is it not free?

A.Raja was arrested on February 2 for his alleged role in the 2G scam, today began his arguments opposing charges of cheating, forgery and criminal conspiracy against him.

The CBI had begun its arguments on framing of charges against Raja and 16 others, including three telecom firms, from July 21 and had completed its arguments on July 23.

Advocate Sushil Kumar is representing A. Raja in 2G scam case.

Defending himself before a special CBI court for the first time, Raja said that he should be rewarded.

Know important 10 Points which A. Raja said in his defense before special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) judge O P Saini.

1.
Prime Minister and then Finance Minister P Chidambaram were aware of this. "The Finance Minister approved the sale in the presence of the PM. Let the Prime Minister deny it,"

2.
Where is the crime? Where is the conspiracy?

3.
Telenor buying a stake in Unitech Wireless and Etisalat buying a stake in DB Realty was totally legal as per the corporate law. The Finance Minister approved the sale in the presence of the PM. Let the Prime Minister deny it." And added, "What the telecom companies do after I give them spectrum is not my domain."

4.
Raja said that the Prime Minister was aware of the sale of equity by Swan and Unitech to foreign companies.

5.
If the policy pursued by me was wrong, then all former Telecom Ministers since 1993 should also be jail with me,"

6.
Arun Shourie and Dayanidhi Maran too had distributed licences instead of auctioning them as telecom ministers.

7.
As Telecom Minster Arun Shourie distributed 26 licences while Dayanidhi Maran distributed 25 and me (Raja) distributed 122 licences. Numbers make no difference, however, it is to be noted that none of them auctioned the spectrum. If they had done no wrong, why am I being questioned? Let them deny that they have not done what I did.

8.
I was just following the 2003 Cabinet decision that is not to auction 2G spectrum. If I am following the law, I am not liable to be prosecuted. In fact, I should be rewarded."

9.
Raja submitted that it is because of his policy that mobile phone call rates came down and they became affordable to even a 'rickshaw wala'.

10.
"It was my obligation to social justice that every man on the street should have a mobile phone. I am a servant of my people and I made the call rates of mobile phone so cheap that even a 'rickshaw wala' or a maid servant can be seen using it,"

11.
Raja told special CBI court that he had sent back the 2G file to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the latter should have called for a GoM if he had found any discrepancies.

12.
Raja also pleaded before court that Chidambaram be made a witness in the 2G spectrum case.

13.
Raja's lawyer Sushil Kumar accused judge O P Saini of carrying out an unfair trial.

14.
Raja said that Comptroller Auditor General Vinod Rai is legally illiterate and a mere accountant whose findings had no sanctity in Criminal Law.

15.
Further Raja said that why Tata is not accused in this case. His lawyer said that
The CBI estimated Rs 22000 crore loss from this scam. Out of this Rs 14000 crore was made by the Tatas. That is more than half the amount mentioned by the CBI. Where is that man? Why isn't he an accused?"

Names of past telecom ministers of India –

1.
Sukh Ram in Congress government from 1991 to 1996

2.
Ram Vilas Paswan from 1999 to 2001

3.
Pramod Mahajan in NDA government from 2001 to 2003

4.
Dayanidhi Maran in UPA-I from 2004 to 2006

5.
Raja was Telecom Minister from 2007 to 2009.

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May 31, 2011

Tehelka Expose - Rs.700 Crore Scam by Dayanidhi Maran in relation with Maxis Aircel Complete Story

Tehelka Expose - Rs.700 Crore Scam by Dayanidhi Maran in relation with Maxis Aircel Complete Story

Mr. Maran, now Union Minister for Textiles, has threatened to sue Tehelka over this expose.
But Tehelka has not received any Legal Notice Yet.

Pursuant to Supreme Court’s order dated 8 December 2010 instructing the
CBI to widen its ongoing 2G probe beyond Raja and include all the licenses and spectrum allotments done since 2001, the CBI had registered a Preliminary Inquiry against unknown persons to look into possible criminal aspects in the telecom policy since 2001.

While doing the investigation Tehelka Team found out that
Much bigger than the A Raja-Kalaignar TV kickback is the Rs 700 Crore that the Maran brothers got from Maxis.

In November 2006, then Telecom Minister Maran granted 14 (UASL) for Aircel.
UASL (Unified Access Service Licenses)

The license, along with the startup 2G spectrum, was awarded at the same price at which later Raja gave away 2G licenses to Swan, Unitech and a host of other players in 2008

In 2001 Aircel paid Rs 1,399 Crore for 14 telecom circles, the price was arrived at through an auction process.

If the CAG (Comptroller and Auditor General) valuation of 2G licenses is taken as a yardstick, the value of Aircel licenses cleared by Maran would amount to approximately Rs 22,000 Crore. But Aircel paid just Rs 1,399 Crore.

As per the CAG’s valuation of 2G licenses, these 14 licenses could have fetched the government over Rs 22,000 Crore, if they had been auctioned in a competitive bid.

The telecom licenses to Aircel were awarded after about two years of ‘unwarranted’ delay on the part of the DoT headed by Maran at the time.

On 26 May 2004, Maran took over as telecom minister

May 2004 –

Aircel’s applications for new circles were pending since Maran’s takeover as
minister for communications and IT.

Owner of the company - the company was owned by C Sivasankaran, the chairman of Siva Group (earlier known as Sterling InfoTech Group).

On 1 June 2005, while Maran was in the saddle, Sivasankaran wrote him a letter alleging that his applications for new licenses were being sabotaged by “some powerful element in the ministry”.

Though he refrained from putting the blame on Maran, he wrote: “The Sterling Group are intrigued by the attitude of the DoT and we, who have been dealing with the DoT for a whole decade and more, have never had this kind of frozen feeling.

Unable to fathom why there is a complete lack of response from the DoT we brought the issues to your notice…. Yet there has been no progress in our matter, nor is there any difference seen in the attitude of the DoT.”

The letter further read: “In this situation we cannot help to conclude that some powerful element in the Ministry/Government seems bent on stifling matters relating to the Sterling InfoTech Group.”

While Maran was minister, DoT not only delayed the issuance of new licenses to Aircel, it also delayed the allotment of spectrum for the licenses that had already been issued before Maran became the minister. Justice Patil’s report has called this delay as unjustified.

SOMETHING AS small as the request for name change made by Sivasankaran
was also not cleared by Maran.

On 4 April 2005 Sivasankaran wrote to Maran:
“Consequent to change in the name of the company from Dishnet DSL Ltd to
Dishnet Wireless Ltd, we have made a request for effecting the change of the
name of the company in UAS licence.
This is pending for the last eight months.
Such a request is normally cleared at the lowest levels in the administration and
instantly.”

In the same letter, Sivasankaran further wrote: “I am bringing these unusual
occurrences to the Hon’ble Minister’s notice only to show how there appears to
be some unspoken convergence in the delays and denials.”

In October 2005, he received an ‘unsolicited offer’ from Malaysia-based Maxis Communications to acquire Aircel. Since the cap on FDI in telecom sector was 74 percent, the remaining 26 percent was picked up by Reddys of Apollo Hospital. On 30 December 2005, Maxis and Aircel signed the agreement

Siva Group formed another telecom company named S-Tel, which was granted licences for six circles by A Raja in 2008. S-Tel is now being investigated by the CBI for
suspected illegal gains

on 28 February 2006, Maran wrote a letter to Manmohan Singh and asked
spectrum pricing to be kept out of GoM’s purview.
same like Raja.

March 2006 –

Malaysian business tycoon T Ananda Krishnan bought 74 percent stake in Aircel.
T Ananda Krishnan is the son of SriLankan Tamils.

Krishnan paid Rs 3,390.82 Crore for 74 percent equity in Aircel.

After six months Ananda Krishnan’s takeover of Aircel, the ministry granted Aircel the much-vaunted licenses in 14 cash-rich circles.

This took Aircel from a small regional player to a pan-India operator.
Today, Aircel is the seven biggest telecom operator in the country with its net worth valued in the range of $7.5-$8 billion.

February 2007 –

The annual report of Sun Direct TV for the year 2007- 08 showed their aggregate revenue as Rs 61.16 Crore while its losses amounted to Rs 73.27 Crore.

four months after the licences were granted to Aircel, Ananda Krishnan through one of his group companies, South Asia Entertainment Holding Ltd (SAEHL) invested $150 million (roughly Rs 600 Crore) in a phased manner in Sun Direct TV Pvt Ltd by acquiring 20 percent equity in the company owned and run by Dayanidhi’s brother Kalanidhi and his wife Kaveri Maran.
The equity investment was cleared by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs.

Almost simultaneously, the Maran family was allotted about 12.6 Crore additional equity shares in Sun Direct TV to maintain their total equity at 80 percent.

But unlike the staggering rate at which the Maxis Group picked up the Sun Direct shares, the allotment to the Marans was made at par value of Rs 10 per share without charging any premium.

Between February 2008 and July 2009, the Maxis Group invested Rs 100 Crore more in another Maran family-owned company named South Asia FM Ltd which owns Sun FM radio network.

Maxis Group subsidiary South Asia Multimedia Technologies Limited (SAMT) invested Rs 50 Crore in equity of South Asia FM Ltd and Rs.43.9 Crore in preference shares of SAFL.

Maxis- Sun TV and Maxis-Sun FM deals qualify as quid pro quo on similar lines as
the Rs 200 Crore Balwa-Kalaignar deal?

The CBI has charged Raja for fraudulent implementation of the first-come-first serve policy of granting licences.

The question that arises is whether Maran was also guilty of a fraudulent implementation of first-come-first-serve policy in his alleged bid to favor Aircel, post Maxis buy-out?

This is the same case A. Raja and his 2G scam, in this also it is same give and take.

You give me license and I will see that your loss making unit survives and becomes profit making.

I will buy shares of your loss making company by paying premium price for each share but I will keep you owner of your loss making company.

Corruption is our religion Let us make corruption a fundamental right of every Indian.

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Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Keyword Tag - Maran 700 Crore Scam 2G scam Maxis Aircel Reddy Apollo Hospital

May 30, 2011

Karim Morani director owner of Cineyug sent to 14 days Judicial Custody in 2G scam

Karim Morani director owner of Cineyug sent to 14 days Judicial Custody
in 2G scam

Delhi court, The Patiala House Court today dismissed bail plea of Cineyug Films Director Karim Morani in the 2G spectrum case.

CBI Special Judge O.P. Saini said: 'Accused Karim Morani's bail is dismissed. He should be taken into custody.'

CBI, in its second charge sheet in 2G case, had alleged Swan Telecom and Dynamix Realty Promoters Shahid Usman Balwa and Vinod Goenka channeled Rs 200 crore to DMK-run Kalaignar TV through Kusegaon Fruits and Vegetables Pvt Ltd and Morani's Cineyug Films Pvt Ltd.

The CBI said Morani took six Crore for facilitating this Rs 200 Crore transaction.

Now bollywood financer, owner of Cineyug and Director Karim Morani will go to Jail.

Now Karim Morani will file application in High Court for the Bail.

In another development The Comptroller and Auditor General, Vinod Rai, on Monday appeared before the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probing the 2G spectrum scam.

JPC chairman PC Chacko had asked Vinod Rai to explain how the government auditor quantified the losses in the spectrum allocation at Rs 1.76 lakh crore.

According to the chargesheet filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the loss to the exchequer is pegged at 30,984 crore rupees.

But CAG report said that government of India that is citizens of India, population of India
Lost Rs.1.76 lakh crore in estimated revenue because of 2G corruption scam.

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Monday, May 30, 2011

Keyword Tag – Karim Morani 2G scam Judicial Custody

May 21, 2011

Which Facilities DMK MP Kanimozi will get in Tihar Jail Number 6 ward No.8

Which Facilities DMK MP Kanimozi will get in
Tihar Jail Number 6 ward No.8

While rejecting bail petition of Kanimozi and Sharad Kumar Judge OP Saini ordered their "forthwith" arrest and directed the duo to appear before it at 10 am on Saturday. Kanimozhi and Kumar will be lodged in Delhi's Tihar jail.

Judge Saini observed that Bail applications are without merit and the same are dismissed.
DMK MP Kanimozhi will be lodged in Tihar's Jail No. 6

Kanimozhi will be staying with Madhuri Gupta (former Indian High Commission in Islamabad official who has been arrested on charges spying), pimp Sonu Punjaban and Municipal Council of Delhi councilor Sharda Jain (in jail for murder) in Tihar Jail No.6

R N Sharma deputy inspector general for prisons, told IANS that DMK MP Kanimozhi, and former Tamil Nadu chief minister M. Karunanidhi's daughter is in jail number 6, which is women's cell, and ward number 8. She is kept in a separate cell with attached toilet. The cell has television, fans and light. She can have south Indian food.

As per rules she will be allowed to meet relatives twice a week.

Kalaignar TV MD and CEO Sharad Kumar will be lodged in Tihar Jail No.4
Sharad Kumar will be staying in jail with Commonwealth Games scam accused Suresh Kalmadi, Surjeet Lal and ASG Prasad.

The DMK MP Kanimozi and Sharad Kumar may file bail application in Delhi High Court for bail.

Where is the equality of law?

Do you think poor criminals who are arrested for stealing something for the stomach get such facilities?

Do you think the females who sell their bodies for the stomach get such facilities in Jail?

In Indian Jails all the rich people get such type of VIP treatment.

Majority Indians who are not in Jail but who are at home also do not enjoy the facility of attach toilet or separate TV.

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Saturday, May 21, 2011

Keyword Tag – Kanimozi Tihar Jail 6 2G scam

May 20, 2011

Kanimozhi Bail Plea Rejected Kanimozhi will be arrested and sent to Tihar Jail

Kanimozhi Bail Plea Rejected Kanimozhi will be arrested
and sent to Tihar Jail

Updated Monday, May 23, 2011 12.45 PM IST

Special CBI Judge O P Saini rejected the bail plea of karunanidi's daughter Kanimozhi.

DMK party chief karunanidi's daughter Kanimozhi has been chargesheeted by the CBI for allegedly accepting Rs 200 crore bribe for Kalaignar TV.
In Kalaignar TV she is a 20 per cent share holder.

Today (CBI) court rejected the bail pleas of DMK MP Kanimozhi and Kalaignar TV chief Sharad Kumar, named as co-conspirators in the 2G spectrum scam. They are expected to be arrested soon.
After Arrest they will be sent to Tihar Jail.

CBI had named Kanimozhi, daughter of DMK chief M. Karunanidhi, and Sharad Kumar as co-conspirators in its April 25 supplementary chargesheet

Below is the photo of DMK MP Kanimozhi

Kanimozhi and Kumar hold 20 per cent stakes each in the Kalaignar TV while former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi's wife Dayalu Ammal holds 60 per cent share.

Rajya Sabha MP Kanimozhi and Kalaignar TV MD Sharad Kumar have been charge sheeted by CBI for allegedly conspiring with Raja.

Kanimozhi has been charged under the Prevention of Corruption Act for taking bribe through Kalaignar TV a channel owned by DMK in which the bribe of Rs 200 crore was routed from Shahid Usman Balwa's firm DB Realty.

CBI presented before the court, details of the Rs 200 crore transactions by the Kalaignar TV.

The CBI said that a total number of 16 bank accounts were used in the transactions.
The money first came from DB Realty to Kusegaon.

It then went to Cineyug Film Company from where it was routed to Kalaignar TV.

The investigation into the case disclosed that money had travelled from DB Realty to Kalaignar TV.

The supplementary chargesheet filed by CBI also named as co-accused
Sharad Kumar of Kalaignar TV,
Karim Morani of Cineyug Films,
and Asif Balwa and Rajiv B Agarwal of Kusegaon Realty.

The CBI also argued that Asif Balwa, who is the director of Kusegaon Fruits and Vegetables Pvt Ltd, was the front man in the entire scam.

Updated Monday, May 23, 2011 12.45 PM IST

Special CBI court dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of Cineyug Films' founder Karim Morani, named as co-conspirator in the 2G spectrum allocation scam.

DMK MP Kanimozhi on Monday filed a bail application in the Delhi High court.

DMK chief M Karunanidhi and Dayanidhi Maran arrived in Delhi
to meet Kanimozhi, who is currently in Tihar Jail.
He will be accompanied by his son M K Stalin
Reports also said that Karunanidhi may also meet Congress President Sonia Gandhi.

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Friday, May 20, 2011 - 2.35 PM IST

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May 10, 2011

CBI Court Granted DMK MP Kanimozhi exemption from appearing before Court Sharad Kumar also got exemption from appearance before court in 2G scam

CBI Court Granted DMK MP Kanimozhi exemption from appearing
before Court Sharad Kumar also got exemption from appearance
before court in 2G scam

Updated Saturday, May 14, 2011 –

Delhi Court allowed the DMK MP Kanimozhi''s plea seeking exemption from personal appearance before it in connection with the 2G spectrum scam case

Today CBI Court granted permission and allowed Kanimozhi, daughter of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi not to appear on May 12 and May 13 Court Hearing.

The court granted exemption to Sharad Kumar MD and CEO of Kalaignar TV.

Both Kanimozhi and Sharad Kumar got the exemption not to appear before the Court of law.

Kanimozhi and Sharad Kumar both have to appear before ED and income tax department.
On May 12 they will appear before Income tax department and on May 13 they will appear before ED.

Updated Saturday, May 14, 2011 –

The special CBI court postponed Kanimozhi's hearing till May 20 on Saturday.
Special CBI Judge O P Saini said that "The order is deferred to May 20.
CBI lawyer A K Singh told reporters outside the court that the only reason which the judge gave for not pronouncing the order was that it was not ready. The court also adjourned its pronouncement of order till May 20 on the bail plea of Sharad Kumar, MD and CEO of Kalaignar TV.

Also for suspiciously-timed payments made by telecom giants to her NGO - Tamil Maiyyam.

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Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Keyword Tag – Kanimozhi exemption Sharad Kumar exemption 2G scam Kalaignar TV

May 6, 2011

SC issue contempt of court notice to Sahara CEO Subrato Roy in connection with 2G spectrum Scam

SC issue contempt of court notice to Sahara CEO Subrato Roy
in connection with 2G spectrum Scam –

Supreme Court has issued notice to Sahara group chief Subrata Roy for initiating contempt proceedings against him for allegedly interfering with the investigation in the 2G spectrum case.
The Supreme Court has accepted that the Sahara Group tried to intervene in the investigations into the 2G spectrum scam.

Supreme Court issued notices to two journalists, Upendra Rai and Subodh Jain, for allegedly threatening and blackmailing Enforcement Directorate's Investigating Officer Rajeshwar Singh who is probing the 2G spectrum case.

A bench of justices GS Singhvi and AK Ganguly also banned Sahara India news network and its sister concerns from publishing and broadcasting any story or programme relating to Rajeshwar Singh in response to 25 questions sent by Subodh Jain to ED official.

Currently Enforcement Directorate is investigating alleged violations of foreign exchange rules and money-laundering by companies linked to the 2G spectrum Scam.

The Enforcement Directorate complained to the Supreme Court that Sahara threatened to use its media power to run negative stories that would damage the credibility of the officer in question who is investigating.

While Hearing Supreme Court said that There is no doubt about the threat to the investigating officer and has asked the Sahara Group to respond to the allegations within six weeks.

According to Enforcement Directorate officials Sahara group may be financially linked through a 150-crore loan to Swan Telecom.

In 2G scam Swan Telecom is one of the accused companies who benefited.
Vinod Goenka and Shahid Balwa pramotors of the Swan Telecom are in jail.

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Friday, May 06, 2011

Keyword Tag – Contempt Notice Sahara Group CEO, Subrato Roy 2G scam 150 Crore

5 Telecom Companies paid to NGO Tamil Maiyyam Kanimozhi is director in Tamil Maiyyam

5 Telecom Companies paid to NGO Tamil Maiyyam Kanimozhi
is director in Tamil Maiyyam

Tamil Maiyyam is a Chennai based NGO where Kanimozhi is a director.

Tamil Maiyyam, an NGO was raided by the CBI in December last year in connection with the 2G scam.

CNN-IBN has accessed the audited balance sheets of Tamil Maiyyam.

CNN IBN Team found that in 2007 and 2008 telecom operators paid directly to the NGO
Tamil Maiyyam.

The payments were made by telecom majors just five days before the award of the license on January 10, 2008.

Following are the names of telecom companies or operators who paid the NGO Tamil Maiyyam.

1.Unitech paid Rs 1 lakh on January 5, 2008.

2.Tata Tele Services paid Rs 25 lakh also on January 5, 2008.

3.MTS or Systema Shyam paid Rs 10 lakh January 7

4.Reliance Capital Limited paid Rs 25 lakh on January 7

5.India Bulls paid Rs 50 lakh on October 31, 2007.

India Bulls licence was however rejected by the DoT.

The payments are less but it does not matter bribe amount is 1 Rupee or 1000 Crore Rs.
Bribe is bribe and Corruption is corruption.

Now the question is why these paid to NGO Tamil Maiyyam?

Questions are being raised as to why telecom operators would be interested in promoting cultural activities in an NGO in Tamil Nadu.

Yet CBI has not taken cognizance of this but they will have to take the cognizance.

S Tel gave loan of Rs. 50 Crore Kalaignar TV.
The Enforcement Directorate has already included this in its complaint filed last week

CBI officials have admitted to CNN-IBN they had these documents even before the main chargesheet was filed on April 2.

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Friday, May 06, 2011

Apr 28, 2011

PAC Chairman Murli Manohar Joshi Removed PAC Report on 2G Scam Rejected

PAC Chairman Murli Manohar Joshi Removed PAC Report on 2G Scam Rejected

Updated Sunday, May 01, 2011 – 2.20 PM –

Thursday –
The PAC has 22 members but at present there is one vacancy.
PAC members from Lok Sabha include

1.Dr Murli Manohar Joshi (BJP)
2.Anandrao Adsul (Shiv Sena)
3.Dr Baliram (Bahujan Samaj Party)
4.Ramen Deka (BJP)
5.Naveen Jindal (Congress)
6.Satpal Maharaj (Congress)
7.Bhartruhari Mahtab (Biju Janata Dal)
8.Dr Kavuri Samba Siva Rao (Congress)
9.Kunwar Rewati Raman Singh (Samajwadi Party)
10.Jitendra Singh (Congress),
11.Yashwant Sinha (BJP)
12.Kumbakudi Sudhakaran (Congress)
13.Dr Munisamy Thambidurai (All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam), Dhanapal Venugopal (DMK)
14.Aruna Kumar Vundavalli (Congress)

PAC members from Rajya Sabha include –

1.N Balaganga (All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam),
2.Prasanta Chatterjee (Communist Party of India-Marxist)
3.Kalraj Mishra (BJP)
4.NK Singh (Janata Dal United)
5.Tiruchi Siva (DMK)
6.Prof SaifudDin Soz (Congress)

The Public Account Committee (PAC) meeting over the 2G spectrum scam report did not go smoothly.
Congress, Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party demanded a division and vote on the report.
committee Chairman Murli Manohar Joshi, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP
insisted on speaking on the issue but the members started shouting and did not allow him to continue. Joshi then adjourned the meeting and walked out without voting on the 2G scam report that he had prepared.

the 11 members belonging to the Congress, Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party elected Congress MP Saifuddin Soz as the new PAC Chairman.

2G spectrum scam report prepared by PAC was rejected as 11 of the 21 members submitted written notes casting their votes against it.

The members wanted to how the people of India , citizens of India got the report,
How the report got leaked in advance?
The members demanded an enquiry into it.

Congress spokesperson Jayanthi Natarajan said that "BJP wasted the time and money of the people and disrupted Parliament. I want to ask Murli Manohar Joshi how was the report leaked and who will take the responsibility of the leaked report. BJP has destroyed the institution of PAC,"

This is the one reform we Indians need to make in our political system.

We need a law that every committee report should be first placed on the internet, then it should be given to High Court or SC, then it should be given to Government of India or concert government of India authority.

Updated Sunday, May 01, 2011 – 2.20 PM –

Today BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi re-appointed as the Public Accounts Committee chairman for another term.
The Lok Sabha Speaker followed the convention of allowing the Leader of Opposition to pick a person of her choice after the term of the previous PAC ended yesterday.
Mr Joshi submitted his report to Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar on the last day of his term as head of the Committee yesterday.

BJP Leader Joshi said that "I have dispatched the report to the Lok Sabha Speaker's office. The Speaker should accept the report and table it in Parliament. The government should be accountable to the people as they have a right to know where and how the money was spent. It is the job if the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) job to find out where the money went."

Again here the problem is that law is not clear and got loopholes.
Good law is one which has simple language and which do not keep the scope of saying and using to be or not to be.

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Thursday, April 28, 2011

Keywords Tag – PAC Report on 2G scam rejected Pac Chief Joshi Removed

Apr 25, 2011

Second Chargesheet Filed in 2G scam – DMK MP Kanimozhi charged but big share holder Dayalu Ammal is not charged

Second Chargesheet Filed in 2G scam – DMK MP Kanimozhi charged but
big share holder Dayalu Ammal is not charged

Today CBI filed second charge sheet in 2G scam case.

According to media reports Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi's daughter and DMK MP Kanimozhi has been named as a co-conspirator in the supplementary chargesheet filed by the CBI in connection with the 2G spectrum case

Sharad Kumar, managing director of Kalaignar TV is also charged in the Second Chargesheet.

Asif Balwa, cousin of Shahid Balwa, and Rajeev Agarwal, Directors of Kusegaon Fruits and Vegetables Pvt Ltd, who are presently in judicial custody, are also chargesheet in the supplementary charge sheet.

Karunanidhi's wife Dayalu Ammal has, however, not been named in the 2G case.

Who are the owners and how much shares are hold by whom in Kalaignar TV?
1.
Kanimozhi – Holds 20% shares in Kalaignar TV

2.
Dayalu Ammal – Holds 60% Shares in Kalaignar TV

3.
Sharad Kumar, managing director of Kalaignar TV – Holds 20% shares.

Kalaignar TV is jointly owned by Kanimozhi, Dayalu Ammal and Sharad Kumar.
Kalaignar TV is owned by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.

Who is Kanimozhi?
Kanimozhi is the daughter of Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi and MP
Party – DMK

Who is Dayalu Ammal?
Dayalu Ammal is the wife of Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi.

The CBI had earlier told the court that Rs 200 crore connected with the 2G spectrum scam had travelled from a partnership firm of Swan Telecom Promoter Shahid Usman Balwa to Kalaignar TV Pvt Ltd.

CBI said that the money travelled through a "circuitous route" through Kusegaon Fruits and Vegetables Pvt Ltd, a DB group company and Cineyug Films Pvt Ltd.

Big question is Why 60% owner is not charged?

Ignorance of Law is not allowed and is not valid excuse in the eyes of law.

In Supplementary Chargesheet who is charged?

1. Kanimozhi DMK MP and CM daughter

2. Kalignar TV CEO Sharad Kumar

3. Cineyug Films Karim Morani

4. Kusegaon Realty's Rajeev Agarwal

5. Asif Balwa

Additional charges have been slapped on A Raja for accepting bribes and on Shahid Balwa and Vinod Goenka for paying a bribe.

In its 48 page supplementary chargesheet, CBI has said that Kanimozhi was A Raja's co-conspirator and accepted a bribe of Rs 200 crore along with former telecom minister for awarding the 2G license to Swan Telecom.

How the Bribe money was given or travelled to accused persons.

DB Realty is owned by Shahid Usman Balwa who has a stake in Swan Telecom which is one of the companies named in the 2G scam.

On December 23, 2008, DB group took a loan of Rs 242 crore from a financial service company and Rs 200 crore out of this loan was routed on the same day to Cineyug and Kusegaon Fruits and Vegetables, who in turn transefered the money on the same date to Kalignar.
CBI believes this money was the bribe for Raja and Kanimozhi
The court has summoned Kanimozhi on May 6 and it's on that day that special CBI judge would decide if she would join A Raja in Tihar Jail.

CBI chargesheet says that Amaal, who is Karunanidhi's wife and union minister Alagiri's mother, was a ghost director given that position only to complete the quorum.

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Monday, April 25, 2011

Keyword Tags - CBI 2G spectrum Scam second Chargesheet filed Kanimozhi charged
Who is Dayalu Ammal

Apr 20, 2011

2G scam Bail Application of five corporate accused leaders rejected – will be Arrested.

2G scam Bail Application of five corporate accused leaders rejected
– will be Arrested.

Wednesday –
Today Special CBI court rejected the bail application of 5 corporate accused in 2G scam spectrum allocation case

Who are the 5 Corporate Leader accused in 2G scam?
1.
Reliance executives -Gautam Doshi

2.
Reliance executives -Hari Nair

3.
Reliance executives -Sanjay Pipara

4.
Unitech's Sanjay Chandra

5.
DB Group's Vinod Goenka

The five executives, who were named in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) chargesheet, were not arrested during the probe.

It’s expected that all the five accused will be arrested soon.

A special CBI court rejected the bail application of the five corporate leaders accused in the 2G spectrum allocation case and sent them to 14 days of judicial custody.

The five executives who are now in Tihar Jail for their alleged roles in the 2G spectrum scam will get following facilities in Tihar Jail.

Each of the executives is in a 12 foot by 10 foot cell.

For dinner, they will get one sabzi, dal and rotis.

They will sleep on the floor - each has received two bed sheets and one blanket.

Rejecting the bail plea, Special Judge OP Saini said, "I am satisfied that in the case of this magnitude, non arrest of the accused by the police is of no consequence and bail is to be considered as per the facts and circumstances of the case. On the face of it the instant case is that the charges are of grave magnitude. There are incriminating evidence on record, CBI has expressed the apprehension that accused may tamper with evidence and influence witness. These apprehensions cannot be dismissed and hence I am not inclined to enlarge (release) the accused on bail."

Former Telecom Minister A Raja, former Telecom Secretary Siddhartha Behura, Rajas personal secretary R K Chandolia and Swan Telecom Promoter Shahid Usman Balwa are already in judicial custody

All the accused have been booked under
Sections 120(B) (criminal conspiracy),
468 (Forgery for purpose of cheating),
471 (using as genuine a forged document or electronic record),
420 (cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property)
And 109 (abetment if the act abetted is committed in consequence,
And where no express provision is made for its punishment) of the Indian Penal Code.

What will be the next step?

Now Court will hear the arguments and will frame the Charges against all the accused in 2G scam including telecom companies - Reliance Telecom Ltd, Swan Telecom Ltd and Unitech Wireless (Tamil Nadu) Pvt Ltd.

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Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Tag Keyword – 2G Scam 5 Corporate leaders Honchos Arrest Bail Rejected

Apr 15, 2011

Seven facts about Advocate Uday U Lalit special prosecutor appointed by Supreme Court in 2G scam

Seven facts about Advocate Uday U Lalit special prosecutor
appointed by Supreme Court in 2G scam

1.
Advocate UU Lalit appeared from state government side opposing the bail plea of Dr Binayak Sen.

2.
Lalit had been in the lawyer's panel for the Maharashtra government and the Centre for 15 years and five years respectively

3.
Advocate Lalit appeared for actor Salman Khan in the black buck poaching case.

4.
He appeared for former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh in the corruption case

5.
He appeared for former cricketer and BJP MP Navjot Singh Sidhu, in the culpable homicide not amounting to murder case.

6.
Lalit represents the black money king pin Hasan Ali.

7.
Adovate Lalit had also appeared for former Gujarat home minister Amit Shah, who is charge sheeted for hatching a conspiracy with state’s top cops to stage an encounter to eliminate Sohrabuddin Sheikh and Prajapti.

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Friday, April 15, 2011

Keywords Tag – Advocate UU lalit bio

Apr 14, 2011

Know the 7 Claims , statements made by Nira Radia regarding 2G Scam Claims made by Corporate lobbyist Nira Radia and Sharad Pawar

Know the 7 Claims , statements made by Nira Radia regarding
2G Scam Claims made by Corporate lobbyist Nira Radia and Sharad Pawar

1.
Anil Ambani's Reliance Communications controlled Swan Telecom, which wasn't itself eligible for a 2G license because of a cross holding clause.

2.
Radia also told the CBI that Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar may be controlling the controversial DB Realty.

3. Radia claimed that Pawar may have had a hand in procuring 2G spectrum and the licence for Swan Telecom.

4. When asked how she knew about this, Radia said, "That as per the general perception in Mumbai as well as outside, DB Realty directly or indirectly is controlled by Sharad Pawar and his family members.

5. Nira claimed that Raja was not interested in the Telecom Ministry and that she never approached DMK MP Kanimozhi to make Raja the minister.

6. Radia said she wasn't against Dayanidhi Maran

7. Radia also said she had discussed the Anil Ambani-Sunil Mittal issue with Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's son-in-law.

Sharad Pawar has close ties with Shahid Usman Balwa's business partner and DB Realty Director Vinod Goenka.
Goenka's father set up a milk processing plant in Pawar's Lok Sabha constituency, Baramati
Vinod Goenka operates several businesses including a mill in Baramati
Eknath Khadse, Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Assembly, has alleged that Pawar flew to Dubai in 2010 with Goenka, Balwa on a DB Realty-owned plane

Eknath Khadse has also said that DB Realty has an investment in Panchsheel Technology Park
Pawar's daughter Supriya Sule and son-in-law Sadanand Sule are promoters of Panchsheel Technology Park

Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar has denied that he has any stake in or link to the real estate and telecom companies owned by Shahid Balwa

Regarding Plane Shard Pawar said that "As party President on many occasions, we hire aircraft... and we hired their aircraft. We paid money by cheque...it is not the only company we have used for helicopters

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Thursday, April 14, 2011

Keywords Tags – Nira Radia claim about Sharad Pawar , Sharad Pawar Balwa 2G scam

2G scam case started Five corporate executives move application for bail CBI granted time to file reply

2G scam case started Five corporate executives move
application for bail CBI granted time to file reply

The CBI had filed its first charge sheet in the case on April 2 against nine persons and three leading Telecom companies –Reliance Telecom Ltd, Swan Telecom Ltd and Unitech Wireless (Tamil Nadu) Pvt Ltd.

The CBI is likely to file its second charge sheet in the case by April 25 and is to complete its probe by May 31.

In 2G spectrum scam or corruption currently 9 people are charged. Five are outside of the jail and four accused are in Jail.

In 2G scam corruption case who is currently in Jail?
Following are the 4 accused in 2G who are kept in Tihar Jail under judicial custody.

1. Former Telecom Minister A Raja

2. former Telecom Secretary Siddhartha Behura

3. Raja’s personal secretary R K Chandolia

4. Swan Telecom Promoter Shahid Usman Balwa

The five corporate executives who were not arrested in the case, had been summoned by the special court, specifically set up to try the 2G scam accused, to appear before it

All the five accused today first time appeared before the special court

Five corporate accused in chargesheet has applied for Bail in special court as they are now accused in the case CBI may arrest them.

Who are the 5 corporate Accused named in the 2G scam?
1. Swan Telecom Director Vinod Goenka

2. Managing Director Sanjay Chandra, Unitech Wireless (Tamil Nadu) Ltd

3. Gautam Doshi - top official of Reliance ADA Group

4. Surrendra Pipara - top officialof Reliance ADA Group

5. Hari Nair - top official of Reliance ADA Group

advocate U U Lalit, who has been appointed as Special Public Prosecutor by the Supreme Court opposed the bail applications, saying, “Accused are not entitled for release on bail ipso facto (by default) on appearance before the court.
They will have to justify their bail pleas.”

The CBI is granted time to file reply and put up the matter for arguments on April 15

Swan Telecom Director Vinod Goenka is represented by advocate Mukul Rohatagi

Unitech Wireless MD Sanjay Chandra is represented by advocate K T S Tulsi

A Raja who is in Jail currently told to Court that "The food served to us is not of good quality," Raja complained to special CBI judge O P Saini.

Then Court Ordered that Food be given as per Jail manual.

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Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Keywords Tags – 2G scam accused appear before court demand bail

Apr 10, 2011

Enforcement Directorate filed a chargesheet against telecom firms for Violating FEMA to the tune of Rs.4300 Crore in 2G scam

Enforcement Directorate filed a chargesheet against telecom firms
for Violating FEMA to the tune of Rs.4300 Crore in 2G scam

The Enforcement Directorate filed a chargesheet in Delhi Court against telecom firms for violating the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) to the tune of Rs 4,300 crore in the 2G spectrum scam case.

According to the ED investigation under FEMA has revealed 'large scale' contraventions by telecom companies and their associates in the 2G spectrum allocation case.

In a Chargesheet Enforcement Directorate has named following companies
1. Swan Telecom,
2. Loop Mobile
3. Loop Telecom
4. S Tel

All these companies have been found to be allegedly responsible for issuing shares to foreign investors without informing the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

The ED has charged Shahid Balwa-promoted Swan Telecom, with committing FEMA contraventions to the tune of Rs 3,608 crore.

"This contravention was done by the company in issuing shares to foreign investor and resident investor under an agreement and had issued shares to foreign investor on an abnormal value to avoid the permission of FIPB (Foreign Investment Promotion Board), Government of India," the ED said in its complaint against Swan Telecom.

Swan Telecom Pvt Ltd issued 44.73 per cent shares to Dubai-based Etisalat and 5.27 per cent shares to Genex Exim as per agreement on September 23, 2009.

In the case of Loop Mobile India Limited based in Mumbai, the ED alleged FEMA contravention to a total amount of Rs 431 crore.

The Enforcement Directorate suspects breach of FEMA by Virgin Mobile, a Tata joint venture and is analyzing pricing issue of shares between Unitech and Telenor.

Enforcement Directorate also said that it is also looking into cash guarantee issued to Sistema.

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Sunday, April 10, 2011

Keywords Tags - Tags : 2G scam, Enforcement Directorate, FEMA violation

Apr 9, 2011

SC court orders day to day trial in 2G scam no adjournments and appoints advocate UU Lalit as special public prosecutor

SC court orders day to day trial in 2G scam no adjournments
and appoints advocate UU Lalit as special public prosecutor

The Supreme Court said that it will direct the special court to hold day-to-day trial without any adjournment. Supreme Court said that no adjournment on any basis would be allowed
A bench of justices G S Singhvi and A K Ganguly said it will pass a formal order on this issue on April 11

Brushing aside Centre's objections Turning down the Centre's plea seeking one week time to come out with an alternate name a bench of justices GS Singhvi and AK Ganguly said it will pass a formal order on the appointment of senior advocate UU Lalit as special public prosecutor for holding the trial of former telecom minister A Raja and others in the 2G spectrum case on April 11.

Supreme Court also said that lalit will also have the choice to suggest the names of other prosecutors to assist him in the case

Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Indira Jaising, said that Supreme Court should also record her statement on government's reservation on the name of Lalit.

The special court exclusively set up for holding the trial 2G scam will start its proceedings from April 13.

Who is senior advocate UU Lalit?
Lalit had been in the lawyer's panel for the Maharastra government and the Centre for 15 years and five years respectively
He had a vast experience in various criminal laws.

In an another development Union Home Ministry asked Mumbai and Delhi Police to provide security to seven people who have given "confessional" statements in the 2G scam case.

NDTV reported that Union Home Secretary G K Pillai had written to both Mumbai Police Chief Arup Patnaik and Delhi Police Commissioner B K Gupta, asking them to provide security to the seven "witnesses" who had recorded their "confessional" statements under section 164 CrPC before a magistrate.

2G scam – 2 Deaths
1.
Sadhick Batcha(30), a close aide of former Union Telecom Minister A Raja, died in Chennai last month under mysterious circumstances

2.
30-year-old Deepak Pushpanathan, Raja's wife's cousin, died on Wednesday.

CBI in its chargesheet has said that money was routed through Batcha's company to Kalaignar TV Pvt Ltd in which Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi's wife Dayaluammal was one of the owners.

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Saturday, April 09, 2011

Keywords Tag – 2G scam no adjournments day to day trial advocate lalit appointment

Apr 7, 2011

Inform JPC committee on 2G scam your suggestions JPC wants to hear you here is opportunity

Inform JPC committee on 2G scam your suggestions JPC
wants to hear you here is opportunity

Do you have suggestions on 2G Scam then inform JPC committee JPC committee want to know our Views on 2G scam –

The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) is headed by Congress MP P C Chacko

The first meeting of the JPC was held on March 24.
The Committee is scheduled to meet next on May 18.

The 30-member JPC, which has been asked to give its report on the issue by the end of the next session of the Parliament

The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining the telecom policies on grant of licenses and spectrum has invited suggestions, views from the public in general, experts and organizations on the issue within two weeks.

If you want to appear before JPC committee you can mention that also but final decision regarding this will be taken by JPC you will be allow or not allowed.

JPC statement has said that those desirous of submitting Memoranda to the Committee may send two copies in English containing their views and suggestions on 2G scam.
Within two weeks from today.
The suggestions should be strictly in accordance with the terms of reference of the Committee

The suggestions would form part of the records of the Committee and would be treated as strictly confidential.

On following address you can mail the Suggestions in sealed envelope.
Director (TLS) Lok Sabha Secretariat
Room No.004
Basement
Parliament House Annexe
New Delhi-110 001

You can email your suggestions on following email id also.
jpctls-lss@sansad.nic.in

Another option is you can fax also your suggestions to JPC committee.
Faxed to 011- 2309 3919
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Thursday, April 07, 2011

Keywords Tags - Mail suggestions to JPC on 2G scam , Email address of JPC committee

Suggested Reading –
Know and understand what is Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC)?
http://realityviews.blogspot.com/2010/11/know-and-understand-what-is-joint.html

Names, List of JPC committee members who will investigate 2G scam
http://realityviews.blogspot.com/2011/02/names-list-of-jpc-committee-members-who.html

Apr 3, 2011

CBI filed Chargesheet in 2G Scam Know 28 Important facts of Chargesheet filed in 2G scam

CBI filed Chargesheet in 2G Scam Know 28 Important facts
of Chargesheet filed in 2G scam

1.
Telecom Minister A Raja has been charged with forgery.

2.
Charges under the Prevention of Corruption Act, cheating and criminal conspiracy have been slapped on all the accused

3.
The Central Bureau of Investigation filed first charge-sheet in the Rs 176,000 crore before the court of additional session judge O P Saini, designated special court for 2G cases.

4.
To bring chargesheet 7 Trunks were required chargesheet is of 80,000 pages

5.
The judge issued summons to other accused chargesheeted and not arrested in the case for April 13.

6.
Still not arrested accused in the case are Vinod Goenka, a Director of Swan Telecom Pvt Ltd, which was also the promoter of Etisalat DB, Sanjay Chandra, Chairman of Unitech Wireless Ltd and Gautam Doshi, Hari Nair and Surendra Pipara, Group Managing Director and two Senior Vice Presidents of Reliance Telecom Company.

7.
Arrested accused Raja, Behura, Chandolia and Balwa were given the chargesheet.

8.
Unitech has been named because it was found ineligible to get the spectrum license.

9.
Reliance and Swan have been charged for bribing govt servants to get the license.

10.
promoter of Etisalat DB and a Director of Mumbai-based DB Realty Vinod Goenka named in chargesheet

11.
Sanjay Chandra, Managing Director of Gurgaon-based real estate company Unitech and Unitech Wireless(Tamil Nadu)

12.
Group Managing Director and two Senior Vice Presidents of Mumbai-based Reliance Telecom Company

13.
Tata has been given a clean chit.

14.
The chargesheet says Kalaignar chargesheet will be filed subsequently

15.
Special Judge O P Saini took cognizance of the CBI charge sheet and issued summons for April 13 against the accused not arrested in the case.

16.
Unitech Wireless was the biggest beneficiary in the scam. Unitech wireless was ineligible for allocation of 2G spectrum

17.
Swan Telecom was also ineligible for allocation of 2G spectrum

18.
Swan Telecom was acting as a front company for Reliance Telecom for getting 2G spectrum, the charge sheet said

19.
The CBI told the court that Kalaignar TV Pvt Ltd, Cineyug Films, Green House Pvt Ltd and Kusegaon Fruits and Vegetables Pvt Ltd are also under its scrutiny.

20.
Chargesheet has mentioned 125 witnesses.

21.
Attorney General Goolam E Vahnavati is listed at witness number 32 and corporate lobbyist Nira Radia is witness number 44

22.
More than 50 senior officials of telecom ministry were listed as witnesses.

23.
More than 12 include the senior corporate executives belonging to various telecom firms are listed as witnesses.

24.
Corporate witnesses - S Tel Pvt Ltd's Chief Executive Officer Shamik Das, Loop Mobile India Ltd's Deputy General Manager K Sowmya Narayanan, Idea Cellular's Assistant Vice President Rahul Vatts, Spice Global Vice President (Corporate Affairs) Akhilesh Kumar Saxena, Tata Teleservices Ltd's Vice President (Corporate Regulatory Affairs) Anand Dalal and its Chief Corporate Regulatory Officer Rakesh Mehrotra.

25.
Corporate witnesses in 2G scam chargsheet - Unitech Ltd's former Chief Executive Mohit Gupta, Unitech Ltd Allianz Infrastructure Pvt Ltd's former Advisor Arun Kumar Dalmia and Sistema Shyam, Teleservices Ltd Dy CEO T Narasimhan.

26.
Reliance witness list in 2G scam - Reliance (ADAG) group president A N Sethuraman, Reliance Capital Limited Assistant Vice President Anand Subramaniam, Reliance Communication General Manager (Commercial) Rajender Singhi, Reliance Infrastructure (ADAG group) General Manager Ashish Karyekar and its Senior Vice President (Accounts and Finance) Ashish Tambawala and Additional Vice President (A&F) Bharat Amberkar

27.
HDFC witness list - HDFC Bank's Vice President (Trade and Finance Department) Vradhrajan Srinivasan

28.
Second CBI chargesheet in 2G scam is likely to follow towards the end of the month

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Sunday, April 03, 2011

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Swan ADAG 2G scam, CBI chargesheet, raja chanrgesheet, Swan, Unitech wireless
2G scam witness list in CBI chargesheet

Apr 2, 2011

A Raja ,Swan, Unitech and ADAG named as accused in First Chargesheet in Rs 176,000 crore 2G scam filed by CBI before ADJ O P Saini

A Raja ,Swan, Unitech and ADAG named as accused in
First Chargesheet in Rs 176,000 crore 2G scam filed by CBI
before ADJ O P Saini

The Central Bureau of Investigation filed first charge-sheet in the Rs 176,000 crore before the court of additional session judge O P Saini, designated special court for 2G cases.

First chargesheet deals with manipulations of the "first-come-first-served" policy
Helping several ineligible companies like Swan telecom to get 2G licenses.

The chargesheet, running into 80,000 pages, comprises statements of more than 100 witnesses and thousands of pages of documentary evidence

The chargesheet has named former telecom minister A Raja as the main conspirator.
The chargesheet alleged that Raja misused his ministerial position to favor one particular group.

Sidhardh Behura and R K Chandolia government babus, officers were also named as conspirators in the charge-sheet.

Sidhardh Behura and R K Chandolia both worked as secretaries to A Raja.

The three companies named today are Swan Telecom, Unitech Wireless and Anil Ambani's ADAG.

DB realty promoter Shahid Balwa,
Unitech Ltd Managing Director Sanjay Chandra
And DB Realty MD Vinod Goenka have also been named in the CBI charge sheet.
Swan and Unitech both companies benefited in this scam.
The chargesheet will formally accuse the Chairman of Unitech, Sanjay Chandra, with cheating.
Mr Balwa will be accused of cheating and forgery.

It said that senior executives at real estate giant Unitech, and the Anil Ambani Group (ADAG) will be charged with conspiracy and abetment to cheating.

Three executives from Mr Ambani’s ADAG group Gautam Doshi, who is the group’s Managing Director, are accused of abetment to cheating.
The CBI’s contention is that Swan Telecom served as a front for Mr Ambani’s Reliance Communications, allowing ADAG to illicitly acquire more spectrum and licenses than was legally permissible.
ADAG officials Gautam Doshi, Virendra Titara and Hari Nair are also named in the charge sheet.

Shahid Balwa, the promoter of Swan is already in jail for routing a Rs. 200-crore kickback to Mr Raja through a TV channel in Chennai that is owned by the wife and daughter of M Karunanidhi, the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and the head of Mr Raja's party, the DMK.
Mr Balwa's partner, Vinod Goenka, who comes from Baramati, Sharad Pawar's constituency, is known to be close to Mr Pawar, who is the Agriculture Minister. Mr Goenka, like Mr Balwa, is now accused of conspiracy and cheating.

The Chairman of Unitech Wireless, Sanjay Chandra, has also been charged with cheating.

Second CBI chargesheet in 2G scam is likely to follow towards the end of the month

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Saturday, April 02, 2011

Keywords Tags – Chargesheet in 2G scam Shahid Balwa CBI A Raja 2G scam unitech
Swan ADAG 2G scam, CBI chargesheet, raja chanrgesheet, Swan, Unitech wireless

Mar 31, 2011

Supreme Court agrees with loss amount found by CAG Orders CBI to Hire Top Lawyer to fight against rich and big companies

Supreme Court agrees with loss amount found by CAG
Orders CBI to Hire Top Lawyer to fight against rich and big companies

The CAG's estimated 2G loss figure of Rs 1.76 lakh crore has been found right by Supreme Court of India.

Presenting details of the CBI investigation, senior advocate K K Venugopal agreed with the bench comprising Justices G S Singhvi and A K Ganguly

Advocate K K Venugopal further said that CAG had found this despite not having the advantage of examining witnesses and documents at great length,"

It’s expected that CBI will file charge sheet on April 2.

Supreme Court Bench said that and asked the investigating agency to pay heed to engaging a competent senior counsel as special public prosecutor (PP), when the influential accused are sure to engage top lawyers for their defense.

When the bench asked him not to forget the public prosecutor aspect, Venugopal said, "All big lawyers have been retained either by the cellular operators or the accused in the case. We only have the list of CBI prosecutors to choose from."

Justices Singhvi and Ganguly said that and told CBI to try and engage a special public prosecutor. "Looking into the magnitude of the crime, a special public prosecutor will be appropriate

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Thursday, March 31, 2011

Suggested Reading –
2010 Honesty Award Goes to Comptroller and Auditor General
(CAG) of India
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Keywords Tags – 2G scam, 2G scam lawyer, CAG loss amount correct and accepted by SC