CBI questions Raja third time, may be called again
The CBI on Monday questioned former telecom minister A. Raja in connection with its probe into the 2G spectrum scam.
The former telecom minister was questioned for the third time by the CBI at the agency headquarters. According to sources, he was grilled by the agency officials for nearly eight hours. Earlier, Mr Raja was questioned by the CBI on December 24 and December 25 last year.
Sources added that the former minister was asked about his conversations with corporate lobbyist Niira Radia and reasons of advancing spectrum allocation cut-off date in 2007. He may be called for the questioning again, sources added.
“Mr Raja was also confronted with certain specific questions related to alleged favour given to some private telecom companies, who were in the race of 2G allotment. He was also asked specific questions about the role played by the corporate lobbyist Niira Radia during 2G allotment,” sources said. Besides Mr Raja was also asked about his association with Sadiq Basha, who runs Green House Promoters. Both Radia and Basha were quizzed by the CBI last week. Sources said the agency officials asked questions related to his equations with former chairman of the Trai, Pradip Baijal. The agency has already questioned Mr Baijal in connection with 2G scam.
The officials again quizzed him on the tapped conversation he had with Niira Radia about allegedly favouring certain telecom companies, the sources said, adding that some of the questions were also posed to him about alleged investments made by a few of his kin in some telecom companies as well as outside the country.
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