Daijiworld Media Network

New Delhi, Jul 27: A day after former telecom minister A Raja alleged that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and then home minister Chidambaram knew about his decisions relating to the 2G spectrum scam, former telecom secretary Siddhartha Behura, also accused in the 2G spectrum case, on Wednesday July 27 accused the government as the main party responsible for the mess. 

Behura's counsel Aman Lekhi told CBI special judge OP Saini sadi, "The entire government is responsible for the mess. My client did his work as a public servant to implement policies of the government. He didn't do anything wrong,"

He added that, "Behura had no choice but to implement policy. Let down by the government where will he go?"

Behura was arrested in February for alleged involvement in the 2G scam.

He has been accused of conspiracy, cheating, forgery and criminal misconduct by a public servant.

Raja had said that he had written a letter to the Prime Minister informing him about his decisions erlating to the 2G spectrum transactions. A day earlier his lawyer said the spectrum transactions were approved by Chidambaram, who was then finance minister, in the presence of the prime minister.

Raja claiming his innocence said, “Conspiracy is hatched only within a close- door. Whatever I have done is recorded on files. There are documentary evidences available in the department of telecom (DoT) files. The maximum I could be held responsible for is misconduct because whatever decision I took was in discharge of my official duties as telecom minister,” he said.