The CBI will file this week its first charge sheet into the 2G spectrum scam against former Telecom Minister A Raja and some of his close aides besides a couple of real estate companies for allegedly defrauding the exchequer and entering into a criminal conspiracy in securing the telecom licenses.
CBI sources, however, said the extent of loss to the state exchequer may not be included in this charge sheet as the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) was yet to complete the process of ascertaining the loss on allocation of spectrum to all operators between 2001 and 2008.
The sources said that the charge sheet would cover the alleged criminal conspiracy behind allocation of spectrum during 2007-08 by Raja, the then Telecom Minister.
The charge sheet will be filed in a special court of Justice O P Saini, which is expected to be started from Tuesday as the Centre has already informed the Supreme Court about the same.
The CBI had last year informed the apex court that it would be filing the first set of charge sheet by March 31 which will include the investigations made by the agency as well as by the Enforcement Directorate in the case.
The charge sheet comes at a time when Tamil Nadu is going for the Assembly polls, and Raja is a member of the ruling DMK in the state.
Congress and DMK have a pre-poll alliance. The CBI is expected to seek permission from the court for continuance of its probe in the case after filing its first charge sheet, as the probe agency wants to investigate various other angles including criminal conspiracy for favouring certain companies, abusing of official position for getting pecuniary benefits and the companies which manipulated the records to secure loans.
The sources said that besides those arrested in the case including Raja, his personal aide R K Chandolia, former Telecom Secretary Siddartha Behura, former Managing Director of Etislat DB (earlier Swan Telecom) Shahid Usman Balwa, the name of an MP may be mentioned in the charge sheet for being a part of the company which had allegedly received kickbacks in the scam.
They said the names of at least two firms dealing in real estate business would be mentioned in the charge sheet for allegedly entering into a criminal conspiracy and bribing government officials for bending rules in their favour.
A prominent telecom firm will continue to be under scanner as the agency feels that several funds were routed through overseas into DMK’s Kalingar Television.
On the exact loss to the exchequer, the CBI is likely to inform the court about its efforts including approaching the TRAI for the same.
The recent flurry of scams unearthed by the investigation agencies gives us a insight into the working of the economy at present. But the million dollar question lies in here. The reluctance of the Government to clean up the mess makes things easy for the villains who know they can go away with all of this. Also the law is not draconian to contain the criminal actions which can bring a decimal halt to this episode. Lawlessness i surging up top a intolerable extent and the time has comw for the nation to change its gear and come forward for a revolution.
Whether a Raja Or in the name of Rani, No use of such procedings because there is no rule/law in our Country against those who looted the hard earned money of a common man like tax payers. There are thousands scams revealed but till date no money has been covered from them than why our country (ruling Govt) is spending money in the name of proceeding against them becasue once money is being looted by the them, they beocme more power full and manage to get support of all checking agencies also. So why we spend money in the name of enquiries since there is no rule/law against them and our Govt is simply help less to curb such scams.