Guilty in 2G Spectrum Saga will be Punished: PM



Guilty in 2G Spectrum Saga will be Punished: PM  


New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS)
Refraining from any direct personal remarks on the 2G spectrum scam, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday said no one found guilty of wrong-doing will be spared, and urged all political parties to let parliament function and carry forward the due process.

"We are ready to discuss all issues in parliament. We are not afraid of discussion," the prime minister said at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit here in what were his first public comments on the 2G spectrum scam.

"As far as allocation of 2G spectrum is concerned, parliament is in session. I would not like, therefore, to make any detailed statement," the prime minister said during a brief question-answer session after his 20-minute speech.

"I can state that various aspects of this are being looked into by the respective investigating agencies in their domain of interest," he said in the session, moderated by his former media advisor Sanjaya Baru.

"But there should not be any doubt in anybody's mind if any wrong thing has been done by anybody, he or she will be brought to book. For all this to happen, in a democracy, I think, we have to allow parliament to function," he said.

"It is my humble request to all parties to let parliament work."

The 2G spectrum saga has crippled parliament for the whole of this week as the opposition refused to give up its demand for a parliamentary probe into the scandal that has even enveloped the Prime Minister's Office.

The opposition was not satisfied with the resignation of DMK leader A. Raja as communications minister late Sunday - during whose tenure spectrum, or airwaves for mobile phone services, were awarded in 2008, mainly to new players.

The position of opposition parties was only strengthened after India's official auditor indicted Raja and said his policies had caused a loss of Rs.58,000 crore ($12.8 billion) to Rs.1.76 lakh crore ($40 billion) to the exchequer.

Later, a Supreme Court bench had even asked why the prime minister did not give sanction to Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy in 2008 to file a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act against Raja over the 2G spectrum controversy.

The government so far has declined the opposition's demand, saying the Public Accounts Committee chaired by BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi functions like a permanent joint parliamentary committee and is capable of probing any matter.

During his speech, the prime minister could not hide how distraught he felt and even recalled his formative years in a small village with no potable water, electricity, school or hospital.

"It is often said these are testing times. In fact, I cannot help feeling that we in India are living always in testing times," he said in the opening remarks of his speech.

"Indeed as PM, I sometimes feel like a high school student going from one test to another," he said, evoking much laughter from the audience, which included politicians, corporate chiefs and civil society leaders.

"The good news is: Despite all the difficulties we have to go through and for which we are being tested, we as a nation are winning," he said, adding: "We must be doing some things right."

PMO Files Affidavit in Apex Court 

The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) Saturday filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court giving details of the letters it received from former MP Subramanian Swamy seeking sanction to prosecute A. Raja over the 2G spectrum controversy, and its response to those letters.

The 10-page affidavit also gave details of the steps that the PMO took in pursuance of Swamy's communications.

The affidavit, filed by a director in the PMO, was filed in accordance with the apex court direction Thursday.

An apex court bench of Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice A.K. Ganguly directed the PMO to file the detailed affidavit after Solicitor General Gopal Subramaniam told the court Thursday that each one of Swamy's letters to the prime minister has been replied to and steps taken thereof.

Swamy has denied having received any communication from the Prime Minister's Office except for one that he received in March 2010.

Swamy said that he had on Nov 20, 2008 written to the prime minister seeking permission to launch criminal prosecution against then communications and IT minister A.Raja under the Prevention of Corruption Act.

 

  

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  • Dinesh, USA

    Sun, Nov 21 2010

    Stalled PM awakes after notice from SC and Parliament not in function PM come out with reply and with Sonia Gandhi accepting the threat of Corruption Monster, the most shameful is the World Media has taken note of $ 40 Bil scam. Most of the Govt job from Watch Man to Politician, from joining to promotion till transfer has a price tag to open their shop of corruption. What kind of Democracy Citizens enjoying when they could only vote, but cannot prosecute the or put a Life Time Ban on Corrupts entering back on higher post through Revolving Door? PM busy showing dreams of 9% growth cannot figure if 8.99% is gulped by corrupts. After the failed attempt to save tainted Politicians and Officials on 2G, Adarsh and CWG, UPA's spokes persons and Politicians tries to show the OBLIGATION to the country sacking them, and behind it tries to hide the attempts made on clean chits with no action on culprits till now with blame game to confuse the matter while still their economists cannot match the figures from 2G to CWG. Honesty and Integrity would only be counted if accepts the mistakes of habit on sitting on important files of 2G, like Dixit was sitting on Afzal Guru's files for years with no reply. Would this all habits repeat the history? RAJ NARAIN to INDIRA GANDHI, to impeach PM or suspension of Govt on failure, from SC?

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  • RAJ ULLAL, Mangalore

    Sat, Nov 20 2010

    Mr Melvin, Mendonca you cannot comment against Shriman Narendra Modiji. Gujarat is the most developed stated in our country under BJP led Narendra Modi Government. JAI HO BJP

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  • Manohar D'Costa, Bantwal / KSA

    Sat, Nov 20 2010

    Hello Nagesh,
    Wonderful sense???? of humour.
    Really pity on you. You BJP thugs are making a hell of lot of money
    in the state and murmuring on central???.
    Build a BJP govt at the central and show your guts. Grapes are soooo sour right???.
    Today, if INDIA has some reputation / respect at the international level thats only because of UPA govt.
    Come out of the well.
    Shame on you.....

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  • MakMon, Mangalore

    Sat, Nov 20 2010

    Dear Guru Of All Psuedo's Similarly,"N"?For "NAPUNSAKA".,
    "NEECHA SWABAVA".,
    "NAACHIKEY ILLADAVA".,
    "NARABHAKSHAKA(NARENDRA)MODI",
    "NARAPISHACHI"., And On..&..On.&On?There Is No End To These Sort Of Mud Slinging? Hence, Dear Mamoo, It Is Better If You Come Out Of The Communal Coccoon and your Biased mind & One sided statement. In Democracy you have every right to give constructive criticism, rather than the 'frog in the well'
    (Kunveka Mendak). Pls use your God given talent in classic comments & critics. Devu Thujo Boro Kor. Jai Ho.. Long Live India.

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  • vinesh, mangalore

    Sat, Nov 20 2010

    Melvin you forgot 2 more G manmohan singh ka Sir/Madam i.e. Rahul G and Sonia G

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  • Sudhir, Mangaluru

    Sat, Nov 20 2010

    Well said Nagesh, so far this ManMohan Singh thought ' 2G MEANS rahul G & sonia G = 2G'.

    Ha ha ha ha ha Jai ho CONgress.

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  • Mr.Pbr, udupi/Auh

    Sat, Nov 20 2010

    To Brainless BJP High command(No command in the case of BSY),

    why are you substantiating corruption??? BJP did only 5000-6000cr land scam is it OK for you??

    BJP highcommand is presiding over these scams or BSY is responsible???

    Did BJP high-command let BSY loot the people of Karnataka???

    Is BJP high-command putting survival of its govt ahead of betterment of people of karnataka??

    How can this core-group/highcommand decide on matters of national interest when it's easily blackmailed by a nuance BSY??

    2G is presumptive loss due to DMK policy in a coalition govt and not done by single party congress govt.

    If PM is responsible for all ministers scams then CM(yeddi) is also responsible for ministers scams & should have gone long time back!!!

    Let's have one standard on corruption irrespective of its scale & party.

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  • dr basavaraj, Mysore

    Sat, Nov 20 2010

    This was inevitable.In todays high level management policies when we blindly believe too much on our staff these things likely to happen . Its true we must believe our staff surely but not blindly and that too such a important ministry is given to a staff one has to be alert and that staff is not from your own party ,you must have been more careful .You can not ask the staff to reply for a serious compliant when the complaint itself is made against such staff himself and that too a very serious compliant .How can you do this being top most manager of the country? Your eyes should have been awake from very beginning when compliants must have coming against your staff Raja but you must have kept mum and ignored them.What was your intelligence doing? .We know you are innocent but thats not the question,who is bearing all these losses now?
    Its a shame on all of us sometimes in dailylife things do happen around us and we do not even know whats happening with our ignorance.Sometimes ignorance costs too costly.

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  • Peter Pereira, Pune

    Sat, Nov 20 2010

    Most of BJP puppies are silent on Adarsh society scam because Mr. Ghatka-ari also has a flat in it. Now, BJP got a point to trap our dear PM so that they can hide their misdeeds - Karnataka is an example. BJP supporters are calling our dear PM, Shri Manmohanji sir as puppet of respected lady Sonia Madam. Why can't they call our cry baby Yeddy as puppet of Reddygarlu ? I have full faith in Shri Manmohanji and his honest service to the country and he will emege victorious over this test. Jai India...Jai MMS....Jai Sonia Madamji.

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  • Mr.Pbr, Udupi/Auh

    Sat, Nov 20 2010

    Well said Dr.Singh and nobody doubt's your integrity & morality.

    You acted with great sense of responsibility by removing A Raja, Kalmadi and Ashok Chavan at the slightest hint of wrong doing.

    None in the current BJP high-command(No command agaist BSY) have the guts to stand up to you or to the 2G's (SG & RG) of the congress party.

    BJP was all about a B va JP ayee after him they dont even have a single leader of national stature.

    What sort of direction BJP can give this country when it cannot even decide on / ask a Corrupt CM to step down??? How can they be trusted to run this country???

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  • A.S.Mathew, U.S.A.

    Sat, Nov 20 2010

    In high level corruption, India is ranking very high.

    If this shameful publicity is
    not fully eradicated, it will
    affect India's prosperity.

    Ministers or high level officials,
    when caught for corruption, they
    don't deserve a slap on the hand or
    simply their forced resignation,
    but chains on the hands and straight march to jail. If done
    so, we can bring down corruption
    very fast in India.

    Some Ministers of all parties in
    India must be sent to the federal
    prisons in the U.S. to meet some
    of the powerful political and
    business people wearing yellow
    jacket and living in small rooms
    with ration food, and cleaning
    toilets for years.

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  • Alwyn, Neermarga, Mangalore

    Sat, Nov 20 2010

    Thank you Mr. C.M.
    but pls. do it fast, because i want to see how this 3rd class people looks behind the bars. ( example: Mr Yedd,and family, Reddy bothers and other sharks )

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  • Rolphy Almeida, Udupi/Bangalore

    Sat, Nov 20 2010

    Dr. Manmohan Singh is the most honest PM I have seen during my life time. He will prove everyone wrong and punish all those (S.K, A.C, AR, BSY) who indulge in corruption and nepotism. It is sad that we could not give him full mandate to rule the country and A. Raja is the product of that misery. If anyone is undermining the ability and integrity of our PM, then certainly that person has lost his mental balance.

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  • peter, Brahmavar/sharjah

    Sat, Nov 20 2010

    not a single corrupt MP or minister in jail since independence. We have to re write our consitition.

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  • Arun Menezes, Kallianpur / Kuwait

    Sat, Nov 20 2010

    On second thougts, Congress was in Power for a longer duration than BJP so had more opportunities than BJP to do scams, given an opportuniy i am sure BJP will acheive in 6 years where Congress took 60 years, this is like "THE GRAPES ARE SOUR" story which we had in Primary School.

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  • Keshava, Puttur

    Sat, Nov 20 2010

    What were you doing till today Mr. PM? To get these golden words out from your mouth, Supreme court had to put pressure!!!

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  • Melvin, Mendonca

    Sat, Nov 20 2010

    @ Nagesh Mamu
    why dont you Include Your Yediurappa G ang NarenderModi G in this scam

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  • munna, bangalore

    Sat, Nov 20 2010

    Nagesh Seems like u have a special feature to filter only the congress news as i dont see ur comments on BJP scandals

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  • nagesh nayak, bangalore

    Sat, Nov 20 2010

    TILL DATE MMS THOUGHT THAT 2G MEANS rahul G & sonia G .

    A.RAJA took the advantage of the above & swindled rs. 1,79,232 crores.

    HA HA HA HA

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  • RAMESH, mangalore

    Sat, Nov 20 2010


    Mr PUPPET - prime minister Manmohan Singh filed affidavit in SC after demand from the court- why did wait for reply ? May be Manish Tewary - who normally spends time with all TV channels talking indifferently didn't find time to prepare suitable reply !!!. Tax payers money is not only swindled by both houses of parliament for protests without transacting business due to PM's silence but Raja ex-minister robbed it day light. Every Indian must protest against such acts.


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  • Arun Menezes, Kallianpur / Kuwait

    Sat, Nov 20 2010

    Mr.Stalin & Ravi, There has been scam after scams weather in UPA or NDA regime, show me one legislator or minister who has been punished or even charged, NONE, NDA is no different from UPA, they are birds of same flock, oppositon's job is to blame the governmet in power, Congress or BJP!!!

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  • STALIN MISQUITH, BAHRAIN

    Sat, Nov 20 2010

    A CASE MAY BE BOOKED AND IT MAY RUN SOME YEARS. BUT PUNISHING RAJA IS DOUBTFUL.

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  • RAVI, UDUPI

    Sat, Nov 20 2010

    P M = PUPPET MINISTER

    DEAR PM COUNTRY WANT JUSTICE .
    COUNTRY WANT ANSWER.

    DONT SAY SONIA WILL GIVE THE ANSWER TO ALL. DONT RUN. FACE THE MEDIA PEOPLE AND GIVE THE ANSWER.

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  • Arun Menezes, Kallianpur / Kuwait

    Sat, Nov 20 2010

    Mr.Jaitley in HT Summit said that the P.M should take action against the guilty and punish them for the 2G Scam,whichis definitely not wrong, but what about Shriman Yeddyurappa, who will punish him in spite of his misdeeds being proved with lot of proofs andevidences of curroption, any answers Mr.Jaitley?

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  • ASHRAF A , MANGALORE,UAE

    Sat, Nov 20 2010

    PM,how many times can you fool the public?? CWG,Adarsh,2G are only the latest in your kitty,everyday money in crores of rupees being looted from the nations economy,you are blindly giving permission for looters,for the eyewash giving statements that no one will be spared?? Will you guarantee the time frame by which (say 3months) you can punish the guilty??Take a challenge, order the probe promising the citizens of a fair deal withing 3months,your false enquiries has fetched no justice for the nation,stop dreaming of fooling the public around.

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  • nagesh nayak, bangalotre

    Sat, Nov 20 2010

    HI , TO ALL PSUEDOS,

    CONGRESS & CORRUPTION KAHANI.

    " SIR U MADE LAKHS "

    IF YOU REARRANGE THE ABOVE ALPHABET YOU WILL FIND " SURESH KALMADI"

    THE WORD CONGRESS, CORRUPTION & COMMON WEALTHGAMES ALL START WITH VITAMIN " C "

    2G SPECTRUM IS ABOUT TWO G'S i.e.sonia Gandhi & rahul Gandhi.

    ADARSH HOUSING , ASHOK CHAVAN & A.RAJA ARE STARTS WITH LETTER "A" WHICH MEANS GRADE "A" IN CORRUPTION.

    MONEY & MANMOHAN SINGH STARTS WITH 'M"

    PAISA & PRANAB MUKHERJEE STARTS WITH "P"

    STORY GOES ON ... NEVER ENDS.

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  • SATHISH A R, MANGALORE,UAE

    Sat, Nov 20 2010

    Guilty will be punished,when?? One must ask a question to PM as to when in the past have you or the Congress punished a guilty party politician??Have they ever conducted a fair enquiry,everything is turned in favour by misuse of the power & turned in their favour including the attorney general,anything else a common man can depend on?? When the PM himself supported the scam,where can he order an enquiry from?? People must throw these politicians out of power,he directly gave authority to the DMK to run the telecom ministry as they wish,party fund must got inflated by the corrupt money share .

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  • Sudhir, Mangaluru

    Sat, Nov 20 2010

    Really he is an puppet PM, sonia aunty said to sign & this puppet signed without knowing what has happened. As I said before this MMS is fit for FM not for PM post and under this Italina lady any honest person cannot work. Poor MMS not even knowing where these money have gone & this time he has rpoved himself that he is an rubber stamp wherein he cannot resign without Soniaauntys approval.

    Jai ho CONgress!!!!

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  • Roshan, Mangalore

    Sat, Nov 20 2010

    All large scale scams happen only during congress regime and they are highly skilled in closing such scams.During Rajiv Gandhi regime sugar scam and bofors took place.Also big riots took place during congress ruling only.

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