'Company books involved in 2G scam can be inspected'

Willing to play a role in examining the 2G spectrum scam, Corporate Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid today said his ministry will inspect the books of companies involved in the muddle provided a reference is made to it. “We don’t want to look over anxious,” he said, adding, “if somebody (an authority) refers it, we will get into it…We will not go beyond company law violations, if the authorities that are already carrying out investigations ask us to look into it. We will see if there are non-compliance issues”.

Khurshid, however, clarified that his ministry would not do anything which would hampering ongoing investigations by different government agencies.

“We will not stand there and fish to see which company can be baited,” he added.