RAJA PM 2 LST

Earlier, when asked what he was planning to do about
Raja after the CAG report on 2G Spectrum allocation and the
alleged role of the Telecom Minister, the Prime Minister said
"Parliament is in session. It is not proper for me to comment
on a subject which is also probably in the court".
Unfazed by the political storm over 2G spectrum
allocation, the government and DMK chief M Karunanidhi Friday
came out in support of embattled Telecom Minister A Raja who
defiantly ruled out his resignation.
As Congress remained in a fix over dealing with the issue
in the face of growing clamour for Raja's removal from the
Union Cabinet, Karunanidhi insisted that the Telecom Minister
had done no wrong and there was no question of his quitting.
"He (Raja) is not a criminal. We are not guilty. He just
went by the procedures set by his predecessors Pramod Mahajan
and Arun Shourie of the previous NDA Government. What is wrong
in that? They came up with 'first come, first served' policy,"
the DMK chief told reporters in Chennai.
Parliament has been rocked over the last few days on the
2G Spectrum allocation controversy with a combative opposition
demanding Raja's dismissal.
Union Law Minister M Veerappa Moily also came out in
Raja's defence, saying the CAG report on the Spectrum
allocation cannot be termed as an "indictment". PTI VSC
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