CBI to question Raja in Delhi

Chennai, Dec.22 (PTI) Former Telecom minister A Raja
will be questioned by the CBI in Delhi in the next couple of
days in connection with the 2G spectrum allocation scam.
"I am going to Delhi. I will be there for two-three
days. I will cooperate with the investigating agency," Raja
told reporters at the State Guest House here before leaving
for Delhi on being asked when he would appear before the
investigating agency.
The minister, who was on Monday issued summons along
with corporate lobbyist Niira Radia to appear before the
agency, said he has informed CBI that he will be in the
national capital for two-three days. Raja had said on Tuesday
that he was waiting for the dates from the CBI for appearing
before it.
The Supreme Court has asked CBI and the Enforcement
Directorate to submit status reports on their investigations
into the 2G scam to it by February 10, when the 2G
spectrum case will come up for hearing.
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) in
its report to Parliament had said that the allocation of 2G
spectrum at undervalued prices had resulted in the loss of
Rs 1.76 lakh crore to the exchequer.
47-year-old Raja was forced to resign as Telecom
minister in the wake of the government auditor's report.
Radia was questioned by the CBI on Tuesday at her South
Delhi farmhouse for four hours. Radia hit the spotlight after
her taped telephonic conversations with various influential
people including industrialists, politicians and journalists
became public.
Supreme Court is closely monitoring the multi-agency
probe in the allocation of 2G spectrum to certain telecom
firms.
It has criticised the CBI for its slow pace in the probe
and had asked why none of the high-profile people including
Raja has not being questioned so far. PTI