Recent major scandals such as the 2g spectrum scam, commonwealth games misappropriations, adarsh housing scandal, and the cash for vote scam have badly. A special court has allowed dmk leader kanimozhi, an accused in the 2g spectrum allocation case, to travel abroad for five days this month. The watergate scandal was a 1970s united states political scandal resulting from the breakin to the democratic national committee headquarters at the watergate office complex in washington, d. The upa government, which is facing a slew of bad news over the 2g scandal, received a major blow on thursday when the supreme court asked the centre to file an affidavit by saturday to explain why the prime minister did not act on the petition seeking sanction to prosecute former telecom minister a raja. The commonwealth games is an international multisport event involving athletes from the commonwealth of nations. Court verdict against a raja, kanimozhi in 2g scam cases on. The government awarded 122 telecom licenses with 2g spectrum in january. The cag submits a report on 2g spectrum to the government, stating a loss of.
Mobile and allied networks work on specific frequencies allotted to each operator in a band of frequencies known as a spectrum. On 21 st december, 2017, 2g spectrum scam verdict came in which the special cbi judge op saini has acquitted all accused in the 2g spectrum allocation case pronounced the judgment saying that the prosecution has failed to prove charges beyond reasonable doubt fifteen other accused in the case and three telecom companies swan telecom pvt ltd stpl, reliance telecom ltd and unitech. The trial in 2g spectrum scam, which cost thethen upa government heavily, began in 2011 after the court had framed charges against 17 accused in the cbis case. Japan was the first country to introduce 3g on a large commercial scale. In a direction that could considerably erode the legitimacy of the. Issue of licences and allocation of 2g spectrum by the department of. Jun, 2012 the 2g spectrum financial scandal in the telecommunications and it ministry under a. One such allocation in the 2g network spectrum took place in india in the year 2008 under the able tutelage of the then telecom minister a.
The cbi say some of the bribes were routed through the dmks television channel, controlled by the. Former telecom minister a raja and dmk lawmaker kanimozhi have been acquitted in the 2g scam that shook the country in 2011. Time magazine listed the indias telecoms scandal as one of the top 10 abuses of power. Apr 30, 2012 media coverage of the report and license allocation, hyped as the 2g scam, was followed by public outrage and protests. Large crowds had stalled the court proceedings of the 2g scam earlier today, a fraud that shook the country and was ranked as the worlds secondbiggest abuse of executive power by the time magazine. The 2g spectrum scandal involved officials in the government of india illegally. Governance and public policy 2g spectrum scamgovernance and publicpolicy2g spectrum scam date.
Sahiba sanan hrlp029 monika sahni hrlp022 raman girdhar hrlp033 pratibha sangwan hrlp012 pradeepan n mlp020 prasoon malviya mlp017 anurag kanoongo mlp015 this paper is a brief representation of facts. It is a widely held belief that this was the beginning of the end of the manmohan singhled upa government. The alleged modus operandi was telecom bandwidth being grossly undervalued and offered to a chosen few with vested interests, on a dubious firstcomefirstserved basis. Department of telecommunications dot initiates the process of allotment of 2g spectrum and licences.
The 2g spectrum case was an alleged scam that the politicians and private officials under the. Understanding corruption in india 2 of 2 understanding corruption and promoting transparency table of contents. Understanding corruption in india 5 of 5 understanding corruption and promoting transparency what is corruption. Many of the biggest scandals since 2010 have involved very high level government officials, including cabinet ministers and chief ministers, such as in the 2g spectrum scam 1760 billion, the 2010 commonwealth games scam 700 billion, the adarsh housing society scam, the coal mining scam 1860 billion, the mining scandal in karnataka and the. The central bureau of investigation cbi on monday charged kanimozhi, a member of parliament mp and daughter of dravida munnetra kazhagam dmk partys head karunanidhi, with handling bribes in multibillion dollar telecoms scandal that has weakened the government and put off some foreign investors. Media coverage of the report and license allocation, hyped as the 2g scam, was followed by public outrage and protests. A chronology in 2008, the central government of india granted 122 telecom licenses to various companies in response to 575 applications for licenses. The 2g spectrum case was an alleged scam that the politicians and private officials under the united progressive alliance coalition government in india were accused of committing. Since 3g spectrum is three times more efficient than 2g, the loss is further down to rs. Title here, i feel that 2g spectrum case is more suitable in terms of precision and conciseness. Bjp wants manmohan questioned in 2g scam case the hindu.
It was delivered on the cases lodged by cbi and enforcement directorate against a raja, kanimozhi and others. Dec 25, 2010 this became even more evident in 2010 when the government was able to raise more than rs. The scam relates to the granting of 2g spectrum licence allocations in 200708 which caused, according to a report by the comptroller and auditor general of india, a loss of rs 1. Along with kanimozhi and raja, all the other accused in the case including quite a few corporate hotshots were too given a clean chit. Spectralefficiency of 3g and 2g are comparable, and therefore, concluded that 3g price should be the currentpricefor 2g spectrum in 2010. However, after a brief delay the court announced that all accused have been acquitted in the 2g scam case.
Journalists are always cagey about writing on fellow scribes. Find the latest headlines and stories for 2g spectrum scam. The 2g spectrum financial scandal in the telecommunications and it ministry under a. The pdf version of the report by the comptroller and auditor general of india on the issue of licences and allocation of 2g spectrum, which was tabled in. Performance audit report on the issue of licences and allocation of. A delhi court on thursday acquitted all the accused in the alleged multithousand crore rupee 2g spectrum scandal. First of all, it was miscalculated to be a notional loss, not even a real loss.
Special judge o p saini acquitted all the accused, including then telecom minister a raja and dmk mp kanimohi, in both the cases filed by the central bureau of investigation cbi and enforcement directorate ed. It was said to be the biggest scam in the history of independent india. The 2g spectrum case was an alleged scam by the politicians and government officials under november 10th. This verdict was based on the fact that cbi could not find any evidence against the accused in those 7 years. Former telecom minister a raja, dmk leader kanimozhi and all other accused were today acquitted in the politicallysensitive 2g spectrum allocation scam cases by. It is expected that during 2006 the subscribers would move from 2g to 3g and upgrade to the next 3. On the 2nd of february 2012, the supreme court of india, in response to a public interest litigation pil, cancelled all 122 telecom licenses granted in 2008 and directed that the spectrum linked with these licenses be. Apr 09, 2010 faster connectivity, a host of value added services like internet tv, videoondemand, audiovideo calls and highspeed data exchange will soon be a reality in india as one of the biggest auctions begins today for 3g spectrum. The bjp on tuesday demanded that prime minister manmohan singh be questioned by the cbi in the 2g spectrum case after former telecom minister a. The scandal has also touched rajas dmk party, a leading ally of the ruling congress party.
The union government of that time was accused of undercharging mobile telephone companies for frequency allocation licenses, which they used. Raja is noteworthy as the largest political corruption case in modern indian history. Quashing of 2g spectrum licences on february 20, 2012, the supreme court of india delivered a judgement on a pil directly related to the 2g spectrum scam. How the cag report gave us a number for corruption. Dec 21, 2017 2g scam 2g spectrum case verdict will create political tremors for dmk and congress it is expected on a day when byepolls will be held to the seat that fell vacant after jayalalithaa died last year. One such allocation in the 2g network spectrum took place in india in.
The central bureau of investigation cbi files a first information report fir against unidentified officials of the department of telecommunications on the 2g spectrum airwaves auction, based on a reference from the central vigilance commission. Presentations ppt, key, pdf logging in or signing up. This became even more evident in 2010 when the government was able to raise more than rs. Adopted in the issue of uas licences and allotment of spectrum pdf file 972 kb.
Jun 27, 2019 the 2g spectrum case was an alleged scam by the politicians and government officials under november 10th. Corruption and scam topics ias interview 2011 vision ias. Cag report 2g spectrum pdf admin june 27, 2019 leave a comment. Read the full 1552page verdict a special cbi court pronounced former telecom minister a raja and all other accused in the case as innocent, citing lack of evidence from the prosecution. The delhi high court sets up special court to deal exclusively with 2g cases. Sahiba sanan hrlp029 monika sahni hrlp022 raman girdhar hrlp033 pratibha sangwan hrlp012 pradeepan n mlp020 prasoon malviya mlp017 anurag kanoongo mlp015 this paper is a brief representation of facts and analysis of 2g spectrum scamschool. Then came the really humongous scams pertaining to sale of 2g spectrum by telecom minister a. Sc asks centre to file affidavit by saturday the upa govt received a major blow when the supreme court asked the centre to file an affidavit by saturday to explain why the pm did not act on the petition seeking sanction to prosecute former telecom minister a raja. Written by veteran journalist bhupesh bhandari, the book covers the scam that sent several politicians, businessmen and bureaucrats to jail in great detail.
Court verdict against a raja, kanimozhi in 2g scam cases. It pertains to the alleged loss to the exchequer to the. Performance audit report on the issue of licences and allocation of 2g spectrum pdf. Manmohanraja correspondence on 2g spectrum documentspdf. All the accused in these cases have denied the allegations levelled against them by the cbi and the ed. Cag report on 2g scam here are some of the points made by the cag report. Regretting that the case before the trial court had not culminated in conviction of the accused, mehta said it was very unfortunate that the high court is now required to consider appeal against their acquittal. Cbi files fir against unknown officers of dot and unknown private persons companies and others. The comptroller and auditor general cag in its report on the 2g spectrum scam has indicted telecom minister a. Dec 21, 2017 former telecom minister a raja, dmk leader kanimozhi and all other accused were today acquitted in the politicallysensitive 2g spectrum allocation scam cases by a special court in delhi which. The first objective and complete book on the 2g scam, spectrum grab is an engaging account of the scandal that has rocked the indian government and shocked its people.
The first such scandal that hit the upa government was the one relating to the commonwealth games, after the comptroller and auditorgeneral cag reported major deficiencies in contracts and spending. Declaring the allotment of spectrum as unconstitutional and arbitrary, the court quashed all 122 licences issued in 2008 by the then minister for communications and it, a. The verdict was pronounced by the special cbi court in new delhi. Raja claimed 2g spectrum and 3g spectrum were not comparable just as basmati rice was not comparable to rice from the pds public distribution system. A special central bureau of investigation cbi court is likely to deliver its verdict on thursday on alleged irregularities in the 2008 allocation of 2g telecom spectrum and licences a scandal. Manmohan raja correspondence on 2g spectrum documentspdf. However, the niira radia tapes, which show several wellknown media faces bowing to the wishes of the powerful corporate lobbyist, have. Apr 25, 2020 the 2g spectrum case was an alleged scam by the politicians and government officials under november 10th. Regretting that the case before the trial court had not culminated in conviction of the accused, mehta said it was very unfortunate that the high court is. Subramanian swamy, a former union cabinet minister, a harvardeducated ec. In 2005, about 40 per cent of subscribers used only 3g networks.
The word corruption means destruction, ruining or spoiling a society or nation. On 21 december 2017, the special court in new delhi acquitted all accused in the 2g spectrum case including prime accused a raja and kanimozhi. From the time allegations of misappropriation during the bidding for allocation of 2g spectrum surfaced, till telecom minister a rajas ouster, high drama charged both politics in delhi. Former telecom minister a raja, rajya sabha mp kanimozhi and 15 other accused have been acquitted in the 2g spectrum scam case on thursday. Any particular mobile network will operate only on the frequencies its been allotted. Apr 02, 2011 the scandal has also touched rajas dmk party, a leading ally of the ruling congress party. What happened actually in the commonwealth games 2010 scam.
Raja, which today we all identify as the 2g spectrum scam. View photos and videos about 2g spectrum scam from the times of india. Effects of the scandal ultimately led to the resignation of the president of the united states, richard nixon, on. The central bureau of investigation cbi files a first information report fir against unidentified officials of the department of telecommunications on the 2g spectrum airwaves auction, based on a reference. Cag submits report on 2g spectrum to government stating loss of rs 1. Cbi has raided a rajas house, not once, not twice, but innumerable times. Auditing2g spectrum scam 1 2g spectrum scam a case. It was claimed that the magnitude of the scam was 2,867,800,000,000 rupee.
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