2G: name dragging continues as Behura names RBI governor

Jul 27, 2011 |

New Delhi

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Jailed former Telecom Secretary Siddhartha Behura today dragged RBI Governor D Subbarao in the 2G case accusing him of not revising the spectrum licence fee and claimed he had no role to play except implementing the government's policy.

Behura's submission before a court targeting the former Finance Secretary reflected the trend of the 2G scam accused naming top leaders and officials after former Telecom Miniser A Raja named Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Home Minister P Chidambaram and Attorney General G E Vahanvati over the last two days.

Opposing the framing of charges of corruption and other penal offences against him in the case, Behura told the Special CBI judge O P Saini that Subbarao had decided against revising the entry fee of Rs 1,659 crore for 2G licence and if he is not an accused in this case, he (Behura) too should not have been put on trial.

"Subbarao finalised the decision taken in the meeting of December 4, 2007 that the policy stood approved and the entry fees (of Rs 1,659 crore fixed in 2001 during NDA's regime) need not be revised," Behura's counsel Aman Lekhi told the court. Behura is behind bars for the past six months.

"Even the Finance Minister (then P Chidambaram) was also present in the meeting (held on December 4, 2007). If Subbarao, who was part of the Finance Ministry, did commit no wrong, how come I did it.

Going by the same principle, if I have been made an accused then Subbarao should also be made an accused," he said.

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