Former telecom minister A Raja and DMK MP Kanimozhi again proved that our indian judicial system is the most easiet for criminals to escape. The verdict given by special CBI court today in the 2G spectrum allocation says that both the above accused do not stand guilty for thr 2G "scam".
Raja, a leader of Tamil Nadu-based DMK party, which was an ally in the Congress-led UPA government, blamed vested interests for propagating the presumptive loss theory.
"Vested interests manipulated public perception by leveraging the media and sensationalising fabricated allegations," he said.
"It has been repeatedly proven that the presumptive loss to the exchequer which formed the basis for the conspiracy theorists to run amok, was cooked-up."
Raja, who was the minister in the Congress-led UPA government when 122 telecom spectrum licences were issued to 8 companies in 2008 on first-come-first-serve basis, said his actions were for the benefit of masses, which brought competition in the telecom sector.
"I brought a revolution in the telecom sector. It is not unknown to the history that a person who did a revolution is often termed as a criminal," he said.
In its charge sheet filed in April 2011 against Raja and others, CBI had alleged that there was a loss of Rs 30,984 crore to the exchequer in allocation of 122 licences for 2G spectrum which were scrapped by the Supreme Court on February 2, 2012.
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) had put the loss to the exchequer at Rs 1.76 lakh crore.
On being asked, if he felt let down by Congress, the former minister responded "that we will see later".
Raja's sentiments were echoed by DMK MP Kanimozhi as well who said that she had been waiting for this day for the last six years.
Kanimozhi, Rajya Sabha MP and daughter of DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi, was accused of conniving with former telecom minister A Raja and other co-accused in "parking" illegal gratification of Rs 200 crore in Kalaignar TV Pvt Ltd, of which she was a promoter.
Dubbing her last six years as "harrowing and excruciating", she said in a statement that as the 2G episode was behind her she will do all she can to strengthen the party and work for the people of Tamil Nadu.
"The last six years have been harrowing to say the least...I owe a debt of gratitude to my family and party workers who were a pillar of support to me and stood by me during these six excruciating years. There is no evidence against me and justice has been delivered", she told media persons in New Delhi after the verdict was pronounced.
The DMK MP said she always believed that she would see the light at the end of the tunnel.
Raja, a leader of Tamil Nadu-based DMK party, which was an ally in the Congress-led UPA government, blamed vested interests for propagating the presumptive loss theory.
"Vested interests manipulated public perception by leveraging the media and sensationalising fabricated allegations," he said.
"It has been repeatedly proven that the presumptive loss to the exchequer which formed the basis for the conspiracy theorists to run amok, was cooked-up."
Raja, who was the minister in the Congress-led UPA government when 122 telecom spectrum licences were issued to 8 companies in 2008 on first-come-first-serve basis, said his actions were for the benefit of masses, which brought competition in the telecom sector.
"I brought a revolution in the telecom sector. It is not unknown to the history that a person who did a revolution is often termed as a criminal," he said.
In its charge sheet filed in April 2011 against Raja and others, CBI had alleged that there was a loss of Rs 30,984 crore to the exchequer in allocation of 122 licences for 2G spectrum which were scrapped by the Supreme Court on February 2, 2012.
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) had put the loss to the exchequer at Rs 1.76 lakh crore.
On being asked, if he felt let down by Congress, the former minister responded "that we will see later".
Raja's sentiments were echoed by DMK MP Kanimozhi as well who said that she had been waiting for this day for the last six years.
Kanimozhi, Rajya Sabha MP and daughter of DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi, was accused of conniving with former telecom minister A Raja and other co-accused in "parking" illegal gratification of Rs 200 crore in Kalaignar TV Pvt Ltd, of which she was a promoter.
Dubbing her last six years as "harrowing and excruciating", she said in a statement that as the 2G episode was behind her she will do all she can to strengthen the party and work for the people of Tamil Nadu.
"The last six years have been harrowing to say the least...I owe a debt of gratitude to my family and party workers who were a pillar of support to me and stood by me during these six excruciating years. There is no evidence against me and justice has been delivered", she told media persons in New Delhi after the verdict was pronounced.
The DMK MP said she always believed that she would see the light at the end of the tunnel.
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