Raja’s arrest leaves many questions unanswered: Jayalalithaa
February 2nd, 2011 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANSChennai Feb 2 (IANS) AIADMK general secretary J. Jayalalithaa Wednesday termed as a half-baked action the arrest of DMK leader and former communications minister A. Raja in the 2G spectrum scam, and added that it “leaves many questions unanswered”.”This arrest raises more questions than it answers and leaves many questions unanswered. The arrest is too little and too late - three years too late,” Jayalalithaa told Times Now news channel.
She wondered what action would be taken against others involved in spectrum allocation scam like corporate lobbyist Niira Radia and the family members of DMK president and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.Karunanidhi.
Raja and two of his aides were arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) here Wednesday for their role in the controversial allocation of airwaves for second generation (2G) telecom services.
Jayalalithaa said Raja’s arrest was to hoodwink the public and also tell the Supreme Court that some action is being taken in the case. She reiterated her demand for a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) probe into the 2G spectrum allocation scam.
“AIADMK will go all out demanding JPC,” she said.
Raja was forced to resign Nov 7 last year after the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) indicted him in the spectrum allocation scam and for causing losses of between Rs.58,000 crore ($12.8 billion) and Rs.1.76 lakh crore ($40 billion) to the exchequer.
But Jayalalithaa pointed out that Communications Minister Kapil Sibal had recently said that there was zero loss for the government.
“If he (Raja) is honest and has done no wrong, why has he been arrested?” Jayalalithaa asked.
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