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Full
faith in judiciary, no question of resigning: Raja
Friday November 12, 2010 03:44:11 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi:
Stating he had full faith in the judiciary, Communications and IT
Minister A. Raja said Friday that there was "no question" of him
resigning over allegations that he was involved in the 2G spectrum
scam.
"I have full faith in judiciary, the entire thing is put on
judiciary," Raja told reporters on the sidelines of a national
e-governance meeting here.
"The matter is sub judice. We will prove everything in the
court... The question of my resigning does not arise," said Raja,
who has been in the eye of the proverbial storm with the
opposition refusing to let parliament function till he was sacked.
"We followed the 1999 telecom policy while giving 2G licences,"
the DMK MP said.
Responding to AIADMK chief J. Jayalalithaa's offer to back the
United Progressive Alliance (UPA) if he was sacked and the DMK
withdrew support to the government, he said she had no "moral
right" to speak on the matter.
"She (Jayalalithaa) is the only political leader who as a chief
minister denied her own signature... She is trying to save her own
skin, she is facing corruption charges herself. She has no moral
right to speak on the matter," said Raja.
Jayalalithaa Thursday offered to back the ruling UPA if it decided
on sacking Raja over his alleged involvement in the 2G spectrum
scam. The Congress had rejected her offer.
Raja added that he was yet to receive the report of the
Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG). "I haven't gone through the
official report of CAG... I cannot comment on the facts put up by
the media," he said.
Raja, whose DMK is a key ally of the ruling alliance, has been
accused of ignoring the advice of the finance and law ministries,
as also the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India while allocating
the spectrum.
The telecom department followed the policy of
first-come-first-serve basis in the allocation of 2G spectrum
licences and the cut-off date was changed; the licences were also
awarded to just 120 of the 575 applicants.
The CAG Wednesday submitted to the government its report on the
controversial 2G spectrum allotment that is understood to have
caused a loss of over Rs.170,000 crore (Rs.1.7 trillion) to the
national exchequer.
The price at which telecom operators were allotted the spectrum in
2008 was based on 2001 prices.
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) Wednesday filed a
counter-affidavit in the Supreme Court saying the allocation of 2G
spectrum was done in accordance with then government policy.
The affidavit also said the CAG did not have the authority to
question the policy decision.
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