AIADMK general secretary Jayalalithaa on Wednesday demanded the dismissal of Union IT and Telecom Minister A. Raja over the alleged multi-crore 2G spectrum telephony scam.
In a statement here, she said CBI official, Vineet Agarwal, who had investigated the case but was subsequently transferred, should be brought back to continue the probe.
The CBI inquiry into the spectrum scam was necessitated following “a serious indictment” by the Central Vigilance Commission, she said.
The Comptroller and Auditor General had, in its report too, concluded that the faulty procedures adopted by Mr. Raja in the sale of 2G spectrum had caused a loss of at least Rs. 26,000 crore to the government, Ms. Jayalalithaa said.
The Delhi High Court, hearing a case relating to the sale of 2G spectrum had observed the first-cum-first—served procedure adopted by Raja was akin to the “sale of cinema tickets”, she said.
Mr. Raja had openly flouted Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s written directions to take the PM’s clearance before embarking on the sale of 2G spectrum, she alleged.
In spite of so much “damning evidence” Raja was not only allowed to continue in office but also the CBI officer probing the case had been transferred, the AIADMK chief said.
The Congress chose to sacrifice Shashi Tharoor in the IPL controversy, which was a private issue, but when it came to Mr. Raja, who had been accused of causing enormous loss to the government, he was allowed to continue, she added.
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Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Friday, March 19, 2010
No new taxes in Tamil Nadu budget
Tamil Nadu Finance Minister K. Anbazhagan on Friday presented a Rs. 3,396.45 crore deficit budget and refrained from imposing fresh taxes.
The Minister presented the State budget in the new Assembly-Secretariat complex on Omanthoorar Government Estate here on Friday.
Reduction in taxes on a variety of articles used by the common man was announced by the minister, who presented the fourth budget of the DMK government in the state.
The state government also announced that an industrial park would be set by the State Industries Promotion Corporation in Villupuram district.
The goverment would spend Rs. 22 crore to expand Tamil Nadu State Wide Area Network which connects headquarters of various departments of government in district, divisional and block level through internet.
On the women welfare front, the government has announced enhancing assistance under ‘Moovalar Ramamirtham Ammaiyar Memorial Assistance’ scheme from Rs. 20,000 to Rs. 25,000.
Iodised salt would be given to pregnant women free of coast through fair price shops.
For the welfare of differently- abled persons, the budget said upper income limit prescribed for availing assistance under various government welfare schemes will be completely removed.
Allocation for scheduled castes sub-plan has been increased from Rs 567. crore to Rs. 3,828 crore and this was 19 per cent of the total plan outlay.
The Vote on Account for 2010-2011 and Final Supplementary Estimates for 2009-2010 will be presented on March 26.
The Minister presented the State budget in the new Assembly-Secretariat complex on Omanthoorar Government Estate here on Friday.
Reduction in taxes on a variety of articles used by the common man was announced by the minister, who presented the fourth budget of the DMK government in the state.
The state government also announced that an industrial park would be set by the State Industries Promotion Corporation in Villupuram district.
The goverment would spend Rs. 22 crore to expand Tamil Nadu State Wide Area Network which connects headquarters of various departments of government in district, divisional and block level through internet.
On the women welfare front, the government has announced enhancing assistance under ‘Moovalar Ramamirtham Ammaiyar Memorial Assistance’ scheme from Rs. 20,000 to Rs. 25,000.
Iodised salt would be given to pregnant women free of coast through fair price shops.
For the welfare of differently- abled persons, the budget said upper income limit prescribed for availing assistance under various government welfare schemes will be completely removed.
Allocation for scheduled castes sub-plan has been increased from Rs 567. crore to Rs. 3,828 crore and this was 19 per cent of the total plan outlay.
The Vote on Account for 2010-2011 and Final Supplementary Estimates for 2009-2010 will be presented on March 26.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
DMK softens stand on fuel price hike
The DMK on Thursday said that its alliance with the Congress is like “two bulls” of a bullock cart, suggesting thereby the softening of its stand on the government’s decision to hike prices of fuels.
“Two bulls taking the bullock cart in the right direction,” DMK Leader in Rajya Sabha T. Siva said, referring to his party’s alliance with the Congress. Mr. Siva was speaking in support of the Motion of Thanks to the President’s address.
DMK chief M. Karunanidhi was reported to have sent a letter to the Prime Minister opposing the fuel price hike. As Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee made changes in the customs and excise duties in the 2010-11 Budget, petrol price increased by Rs 2.71 a litre and diesel by Rs 2.55 a litre.
Mr. Siva praised the UPA government for developments taking place in the country and said, “The U.S. is scared of developments taking place in India.” He said the pessimism of the Opposition on India’s growth story is out of place.
“Two bulls taking the bullock cart in the right direction,” DMK Leader in Rajya Sabha T. Siva said, referring to his party’s alliance with the Congress. Mr. Siva was speaking in support of the Motion of Thanks to the President’s address.
DMK chief M. Karunanidhi was reported to have sent a letter to the Prime Minister opposing the fuel price hike. As Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee made changes in the customs and excise duties in the 2010-11 Budget, petrol price increased by Rs 2.71 a litre and diesel by Rs 2.55 a litre.
Mr. Siva praised the UPA government for developments taking place in the country and said, “The U.S. is scared of developments taking place in India.” He said the pessimism of the Opposition on India’s growth story is out of place.
