Andimuthu Raja :( Controversy) Bell is Ringing

     United Progressive Alliance(U.P.A.) get down for fifteenth Loksabha elections held last year, to seek second term , and people of this country not frustrated them, in fifteenth loksabha send 206 M.P. of Indian National Congress, which is main party of U.P.A., and to form government they were in need of further sixty six members, no doubt it was not clear mandate for any party/alliance but it was far more easy for Indian National Congress Party to form government with its allies, then from fourteenth loksabha when they had One hundred and forty one members and completed their full term in office. People were hoping for food governance by U.P.A. in its second term.
     On 24th May, 2010 U.P.A. completed one year in office of their second term, but during first year in office of their five year term, their three cabinet ministers trap in controversies net and one resign, the three ministers whose name jumps are-

• Mr. Shashi Tharoor – Minister of State for External Minister (Resign)
• Mr. Sharad Pawar – Minister of Food and Agriculture
• Mr. Andimuthu Raja – Telecommunication Minister

     Last month Government was able to sell 3G spectrum at almost whopping 6.8 Trillion Rupees, but along with it Telecommunication minister name was also trap in the scam because of discrepancies in the allotment of 2G spectrum to some companies at throw away prices, resulting heavy lose to the government exchequer, plus during process of bidding of 2G spectrum lot of changes made, just to help his known companies to get license of 2G spectrum, by Andimuthu Raja and Telecommunication department.
     A. Raja become Telecommunication Minister on 18th May, 2010, because of pressure from Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) supremo K. M. Kaurnanidhi and at that time bidding process was underway for 2G spectrum for different circles of India, with the completion of bidding process, voices’ raised for foul play and scam of multi Crores of Rupees during the allotments of 2G spectrum , thus case was handed over to C.B.I. Now Controller and Auditor General (CAG) has submitted its reports, relating to 2G spectrum, which is very shocking and surprising, and in its report CAG said that department of Telecommunication (DoT) violated the set norms of bidding process, to help handful of people and 2G spectrum norms and transparency violated, below is how the whole process goes -

• First date was 1st October,2007 for applying, which was later on shifted to 25th September,2007, and because of shifting of date three hundred and forty three aspirants out of the race from bidding process from total five hundred and seventy five, then two hundred thirty two out from the process because of change of norms and left with only one hundred and twenty one bidders, department took decision on 2nd November,2007 to change the cut date of applying to 25th Septmeber,2007 and information was posted on department website on 10th Jan,208 at 1.30 p.m. , exactly two hours before the bidders called for auction, and to do the formalities they were given only two hours, which was not possible in such a short time, but information was already passed on to the bidders, whom A. Raja want to award 2G spectrum. As per information two companies earn huge money only by selling stocks, whom they get at far more less price one is Swan Telecom which get license for thirteen circles at 15.37 billion rupees but they sell forty five percent to Etisalate of U.A.E at 42 billion rupees, and second company who did the same was Unitech which get license for twenty two circles at 16.58 billion rupees but sold stocks of sixty percent to Norway’s Telenor at 61 billion rupees, as per C.B.I. reports they mentioned that government lose revenues worth 2.2 trillion rupees but leader of opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mr. Arun Jaitley declared lose to government exchequer is worth six trillion rupees.

Now coming days are interesting to see how this story comes to an end? Whether Prime Minster take A. Raja’s resignation or let him free without any action, who is sitting on the pile of money by doing wrong action, thus become the reason of huge lose to government coffer.