Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalithaa on Thursday demanded that home minister P Chidambaram resign in the wake of the finance ministry's note on the 2G spectrum issue or Prime Minister Manmohan Singh drop him from the Cabinet.
"It is quite clear that Mr Chidambaram is deeply involved in the 2G spectrum scam, which according to the CAG's report has caused a loss of over Rs 1.76 lakh crore to the Indian exchequer," she said when asked about the finance ministry's note to the PMO that Chidambaram, the then finance minister, could have insisted on the spectrum auction.
She said Chidambaram should immediately resign from his post or else the Prime Minister should drop him from the Cabinet.
"The CBI should proceed against Chidambaram, as they did against A Raja...", Jayalalithaa said.
The AIADMK supremo, however, refused to comment on DMK's claim that the note could help former telecom minister A Raja and DMK MP Kanimozhi, now in jail on the issue.
"I would not like to comment on that. I will stop with whatever I have said," she said.
In a document submitted before the Supreme Court on Wednesday, the finance ministry had said the telecom ministry could have gone in for auction of 2G spectrum licenses had the then finance minister P Chidambaram insisted on this.
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Thursday, September 22, 2011
Raja has been vindicated, says DMK after 2G spectrum note
Against the backdrop of the finance ministry note on 2G spectrum pricing, DMK, a key UPA ally, on Thursday maintained that the stand taken by jailed former telecom minister A Raja on the issue has been 'vindicated'.
"The crux of the entire case is that Raja violated all advice by the Prime Minister and finance ministry. The letter (by finance ministry) says that the then finance minister had agreed to the fixed price, non-auction rule. This vindicates Raja's stand," top DMK sources said.
In a document submitted before the Supreme Court on Wednesday, finance ministry had said that the telecom cinistry could have gone in for auction of 2G spectrum licenses had the then finance minister P Chidambaram insisted on this.
Raja, who quit as telecom minister last year in the wake of CAG findings on losses caused to the exchequer over non-auction of spectrum, had told a court that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Chidambaram had been kept in the loop.
The March 25, 2011 office memorandum by the finance ministry sent to the Prime Minister's Office also suggested that Chidambaram and Raja had jointly determined the price for the 2G spectrum in 2008.
The document was filed in the apex court by Janata party leader Subramanian Swamy, who has sought probe against Chidambaram for his alleged culpability in the price fixation of the spectrum, contending that CBI was only holding Raja for the loss of revenue to the exchequer in the spectrum allocation.
"The crux of the entire case is that Raja violated all advice by the Prime Minister and finance ministry. The letter (by finance ministry) says that the then finance minister had agreed to the fixed price, non-auction rule. This vindicates Raja's stand," top DMK sources said.
In a document submitted before the Supreme Court on Wednesday, finance ministry had said that the telecom cinistry could have gone in for auction of 2G spectrum licenses had the then finance minister P Chidambaram insisted on this.
Raja, who quit as telecom minister last year in the wake of CAG findings on losses caused to the exchequer over non-auction of spectrum, had told a court that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Chidambaram had been kept in the loop.
The March 25, 2011 office memorandum by the finance ministry sent to the Prime Minister's Office also suggested that Chidambaram and Raja had jointly determined the price for the 2G spectrum in 2008.
The document was filed in the apex court by Janata party leader Subramanian Swamy, who has sought probe against Chidambaram for his alleged culpability in the price fixation of the spectrum, contending that CBI was only holding Raja for the loss of revenue to the exchequer in the spectrum allocation.
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