JPC decides to call R.P. Singh to appear before it again
12 years, 3 months ago

JPC decides to call R.P. Singh to appear before it again

The Hindu  

The Joint Parliamentary Committee investigating the 2G spectrum scam has decided to call the former CAG official, R.P. The demand for Mr. Singh to be called back was made by CPI Leader Gurudas Dasgupta and backed by BJP members in the JPC Yashwant Sinha and Ravi Shankar Prasad. Chacko having stated to the media in the past as well as in Wednesday’s meeting that Mr. Singh’s statements to the media and to the JPC were identical. Mr. Dasgupta and Mr. Sinha had submitted letters to Mr. Chacko prior to Wednesday’s JPC meeting, asking for Mr. Singh to be called back. Mr. Singh recently alleged he was forced to sign the CAG’s 2G report, dismissing the loss figures, including the Rs.

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JPC report on 2G submitted
11 years, 5 months ago

JPC report on 2G submitted

The Hindu  

The >report of the 30-member Joint Parliamentary Committee on allocation and pricing of telecom licences and 2G Spectrum during 1998-2009 was presented to Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar on Tuesday and made public. Chacko to the Speaker, in the presence of Lok Sabha Secretary-General S. Balshekar, concluded that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was misled by the then Communications Minister, A. …

BJP to file dissent note on JPC report on 2G scam
11 years, 6 months ago

BJP to file dissent note on JPC report on 2G scam

Firstpost  

BJP today said it will file a dissent note on the JPC report on 2G scam while alleging that the panel chairman P C Chacko had “bull-dozed” its adoption. New Delhi: BJP today said it will file a dissent note on the JPC report on 2G scam while alleging that the panel chairman P C Chacko had “bull-dozed” its adoption. …

2G scam: JPC gives clean chit to Manmohan, Chidambaram
11 years, 6 months ago

2G scam: JPC gives clean chit to Manmohan, Chidambaram

India TV News  

Before that the BJP members had boycotted the panel meetings demanding the prime minister be called as witness but later started attending the meetings. The Bharatiya Janata Party Friday complained that “a contrived majority” was used to adopt the controversial 2G spectrum allocations report at the JPC meeting Friday and said it would give a dissent note. Talking to mediapersons …

Inconclusive JPC on 2G gets yet another extension
11 years, 6 months ago

Inconclusive JPC on 2G gets yet another extension

The Hindu  

The term of the now-controversial Joint Parliamentary Committee investigating the Rs. Sources further say it is likely that Mr. Chacko’s report will be placed at this meeting and since there are an equal number of Congress and Opposition members, the Chairman will use his casting vote to get it passed. Since Opposition members in the JPC feel that the mandate …

Raja won’t get a chance to testify
11 years, 8 months ago

Raja won’t get a chance to testify

The Hindu  

Despite the controversial extension to the Joint Parliamentary Committee, investigating the 2G scam, following allegations by some members that key witnesses were not examined, it is now fairly certain that the former Telecom Minister and the prime accused in the scam, A. Raja, will not be invited to appear as a witness in front of the Committee. There is no …

Dodging JPC meet, Chacko seeks to scuttle 2G probe: Opposition
11 years, 8 months ago

Dodging JPC meet, Chacko seeks to scuttle 2G probe: Opposition

The Hindu  

Opposition members in the JPC investigating the 2G scam are suspecting foul play in JPC Chairman and Congressman P.C. CPI leader Gurudas Dasgupta, who first questioned the delay on June 19, 2013 in a letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, has now shot off a second missive expressing his suspicion that Mr. Chacko, instead of calling a meeting, “would …

JPC on 2G spectrum scam likely to meet in June
11 years, 10 months ago

JPC on 2G spectrum scam likely to meet in June

The Hindu  

The much-delayed meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on 2G spectrum scam is expected to take place in June amid sharp differences between members over its controversial draft report which gave a clean chit to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P. Chidambaram. Fifteen members from Opposition parties, including former UPA allies DMK and Trinamool Congress, had earlier written …

It’s Chacko’s decision to stay or resign, says Meira Kumar
11 years, 11 months ago

It’s Chacko’s decision to stay or resign, says Meira Kumar

The Hindu  

“It will be difficult to remove the Chairman of any Parliamentary committee,” Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar has said, citing the “absence of express provisions in the Rules,” in her response to the 15 members who sought the replacement of Congress MP and JPC Chairman P. C. Chacko. Ms. Kumar expresses great anguish at this “difference of opinion among the …

JPC meeting on 2G report postponed
11 years, 11 months ago

JPC meeting on 2G report postponed

India TV News  

New Delhi, April 25: The meeting of the joint parliamentary committee on 2G spectrum allocation to finalise its draft report has been postponed, sources said Thursday. The 30-member JPC, which is divided over the content of the report, was scheduled to meet at 3 p.m. "The meeting has been postponed and is likely to be held next week," a source …

JPC should hear me, reiterates Raja
11 years, 11 months ago

JPC should hear me, reiterates Raja

India TV News  

JPC should hear me, reiterates Raja New Delhi, April 23: Former communications minister A. Raja, who is an accused in the 2G spectrum allocation case, Monday reiterated he should been heard by the joint parliamentary commiitee probing the controversy.Raja said New Delhi, April 23: Former communications minister A. Raja, who is an accused in the 2G spectrum allocation case, Monday …

DMK seeks Chacko's removal over 2G JPC report leakage
11 years, 11 months ago

DMK seeks Chacko's removal over 2G JPC report leakage

India TV News  

New Delhi, April 22: The DMK Monday sought the removal of P.C. Chacko as the chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee probing 2G spectrum allocation, after the draft report was leaked to media. The DMK has given a notice of breach of parliament's privilege against the leakage of the JPC draft report, which has blamed former telecom minister A. Raja …

JPC clean chit to PM: it’s Raja who ‘misled’ him
11 years, 11 months ago

JPC clean chit to PM: it’s Raja who ‘misled’ him

The Hindu  

The Joint Parliamentary Committee has given a clean chit to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on 2G spectrum allocation, saying he was “misled” by the then Telecom Minister A. Raja whose assurances stood “belied.” The draft report of the JPC also rubbishes the loss figure of Rs. 1.76 lakh crore estimated by the Comptroller and Auditor General, saying it was “ill-conceived.” …

PM rebuffs Sinha's demand for appearance before JPC
11 years, 11 months ago

PM rebuffs Sinha's demand for appearance before JPC

India TV News  

PM rebuffs Sinha's demand for appearance before JPC New Delhi, Apr 3: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today virtually rejected BJP leader Yashwant Sinha's demand for his appearance before JPC on 2G, saying the panel should take a call on it even as he New Delhi, Apr 3: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today virtually rejected BJP leader Yashwant Sinha's demand for …

JPC chief trying to shield PM, FM: Yashwant Sinha
11 years, 11 months ago

JPC chief trying to shield PM, FM: Yashwant Sinha

India TV News  

JPC chief trying to shield PM, FM: Yashwant Sinha New Delhi, Apr 3: Describing the functioning of the JPC on 2G as "scandalous", BJP leader Yashwant Sinha Tuesday demanded that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P Chidambaram appear before it for the New Delhi, Apr 3: Describing the functioning of the JPC on 2G as "scandalous", BJP leader …

Sinha’s letter a political stunt, says Chacko
12 years ago

Sinha’s letter a political stunt, says Chacko

The Hindu  

The chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee probing the 2G scam, P.C. Chacko on Tuesday hit out at Bharatiya Janata Party leader Yashwant Sinha for >writing to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asking him to appear before the panel examining the 2G spectrum scam, dubbing it as a “political stunt” and against established “norms”” “How can a member of the JPC …

Manmohan, Chidambaram must appear before JPC on 2G: Yashwant
12 years ago

Manmohan, Chidambaram must appear before JPC on 2G: Yashwant

The Hindu  

Describing the functioning of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on 2G as “scandalous”, BJP leader Yashwant Sinha on Tuesday demanded that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P. Chidambaram appear before it for the truth to come out. The BJP member had on Monday written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asking him to appear before the committee to “clear” his …

Clear your name before JPC, Yashwant tells PM
12 years ago

Clear your name before JPC, Yashwant tells PM

The Hindu  

Senior BJP leader Yashwant Sigh has asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to appear before the Joint Parliamentary Committee probing the 2G scam to “clear your name” following allegations levelled against him. In a letter to Dr. Singh, Mr. Sinha cited the recent communication of the former Telecom Minister, A. Raja, in which he had claimed that all the decisions he …

Officials colluded on “agreed approach” to testify before JPC and PAC on 2G scam
12 years ago

Officials colluded on “agreed approach” to testify before JPC and PAC on 2G scam

The Hindu  

New material shows that senior government officers, led by the Cabinet Secretary himself, were “tutored” to present a synchronous response to the Joint Parliamentary Committee and the Public Accounts Committee investigating the 2G scam, allegedly to protect Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Chandrashekhar, met these officials on numerous occasions, “for formulating an agreed approach for all concerned ministries, departments and PMO” …

P.C. Chacko sends questionnaire to Raja
12 years ago

P.C. Chacko sends questionnaire to Raja

The Hindu  

Chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee probing the 2G spectrum issue P.C. This was in response to Mr. Raja’s letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar on February 22, with a copy marked to Mr. Chacko, seeking an opportunity to appear before the JPC and explain his version. While Mr. Raja confirmed to The Hindu the receipt of the letter, …

Dasgupta wants JPC to act on A. Raja’s request
12 years, 1 month ago

Dasgupta wants JPC to act on A. Raja’s request

The Hindu  

CPI leader Gurudas Dasgupta has written to the Chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on 2G, P.C. “Further, he has cautioned that the JPC should not be misguided by ‘false and incomplete evidence’.” Mr. Raja would be best placed to explain the “policy and rationale of the government behind the issue of UAS licences and grant of spectrum as well …

BJP members attend JPC on 2G
12 years, 4 months ago

BJP members attend JPC on 2G

The Hindu  

Ending its nearly two-month-old boycott, BJP members on Thursday attended the meeting of Joint Parliamentary Committee on 2G and said they would continue to press for summoning of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P Chidambaram as witnesses. BJP members had stormed out of two JPC proceedings accusing its Chairman P C Chacko of behaving in an autocratic manner …

2G scam: Chacko rules out summoning PM
12 years, 4 months ago

2G scam: Chacko rules out summoning PM

The Hindu  

Chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on 2G scam P C Chacko on Wednesday ruled out summoning Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to depose before the panel, saying there was no such precedent. On reports that the BJP is likely to attend the JPC meeting on Thursday, ending its boycott of the panel to once again press for inclusion of Dr. …

‘PM ignored note to hike 2G entry fee to Rs. 36,000 crore’
12 years, 5 months ago

‘PM ignored note to hike 2G entry fee to Rs. 36,000 crore’

The Hindu  

The former Cabinet Secretary, K.M. Chandrashekhar’s shocking revelation on Thursday to the Joint Parliamentary Committee investigating the 2G scam that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had ignored his recommendation that an entry fee of Rs. PM’s silence Dr. Singh’s silence on the matter is particularly inexplicable considering that Mr. Chandrashekhar’s note was consistent with his own letter of November 2, 2007 …

JPC stalemate lingers as Chacko rejects BJP demand on PM
12 years, 5 months ago

JPC stalemate lingers as Chacko rejects BJP demand on PM

India TV News  

New Delhi, Oct 18: The stalemate in the JPC probing the 2G spectrum allocation continued Thursday as panel chief P.C. Chacko's virtual rejection of the BJP demand to call Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P. Chidambaram as witnesses led to the party members staying away from its meeting again. Chacko, a senior Congress MP, told reporters here that …

2G: BJP MPs abstain from JPC proceedings
12 years, 5 months ago

2G: BJP MPs abstain from JPC proceedings

The Hindu  

Amid demands for calling Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P Chidambaram as witnesses before the Joint Parliamentary Committee on 2G, BJP members in the panel, on Thursday, once again abstained from its proceedings. During the last meeting of JPC on October 11, the BJP members had stayed away while accusing JPC Chairman P Chacko of failing to finalise …

JPC can summon minister, says Yashwant Sinha
12 years, 5 months ago

JPC can summon minister, says Yashwant Sinha

India TV News  

JPC can summon minister, says Yashwant Sinha New Delhi, Oct 14: BJP leader Yashwant Sinha has said the Joint Parliamentary Committee probing the 2G telecom scam can summon a minister. Sinha has said, the rules of the 2G Joint Parliamentary Committee New Delhi, Oct 14: BJP leader Yashwant Sinha has said the Joint Parliamentary Committee probing the 2G telecom scam …

BJP keeps away from 2G spectrum JPC
12 years, 5 months ago

BJP keeps away from 2G spectrum JPC

India TV News  

New Delhi, Oct 11: The BJP Thursday kept away from the Joint Parliamentary Committee probing the 2G spectrum allocation over panel chief P.C. They want Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram and former ministers Dayanidhi Maran and A. Raja to appear before the panel.The BJP members of the JPC are Yashwant Sinha, Jaswant Singh, Harin Pathak and Gopinath …

2G: BJP MPs boycott JPC meeting
12 years, 5 months ago

2G: BJP MPs boycott JPC meeting

The Hindu  

BJP members of the Joint Parliamentary Committee examining the 2G spectrum issue on Thursday boycotted the meeting of the panel in protest against Chairman P C Chacko’s refusal to accede to their demand to summon the Prime Minister and the Finance Minister. The six BJP members in the JPC — Yashwant Sinha, Jaswant Singh, Gopinath Munde, Harin Pathak, Ravi Shankar …

It’s official, BJP quitting 2G JPC
12 years, 5 months ago

It’s official, BJP quitting 2G JPC

The Hindu  

All BJP members on the Joint Parliamentary Committee that examines the 2G spectrum allocation scam are set to quit the panel. After the BJP members announced that they had lost faith in the Chairman as he was “partisan,” Mr. Chacko wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, appealing to her to use her good offices with the BJP members and …

BJP members to quit JPC on 2G?
12 years, 6 months ago

BJP members to quit JPC on 2G?

The Hindu  

The BJP has made up its mind to exit the Joint Parliamentary Committee, examining the 2G spectrum scam, on the ground that it does not expect the panel to unearth the ‘truth with a biased’ Chairman P.C. The BJP has been at loggerheads with Mr. Chacko and the Congress members on the JPC over calling Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and …

Sinha: BJP will wait for a ‘response’ from Chacko
12 years, 7 months ago

Sinha: BJP will wait for a ‘response’ from Chacko

The Hindu  

A day after walking out of the Joint Parliamentary Committee that is examining the telecom policy from 1998 to 2009, the Bharatiya Janata Party has given indications that its members could quit the panel if their demand for summoning Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P. Chidambaram was not met. Mr. Sinha said the party would wait for a …

Heated exchanges at JPC meet, BJP members for summoning PM in 2G case
12 years, 9 months ago

Heated exchanges at JPC meet, BJP members for summoning PM in 2G case

India TV News  

New Delhi, Jun 18: A meeting of JPC examining 2G scam today saw heated exchanges as BJP members demanded summoning of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and top PMO officials which was countered by Congress members with their own list of witnesses that included all NDA telecom ministers. Amid sharp differences, the internal meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee remained inconclusive.JPC …

2G scam probe: PM-as-witness demand splits JPC
12 years, 9 months ago

2G scam probe: PM-as-witness demand splits JPC

Hindustan Times  

The Joint Parliamentary Committee probing the 2G spectrum allocation scam was virtually split along party lines on Tuesday with some opposition members demanding that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh be called as a witness. BJP leader Yashwant Sinha was particularly vocal on calling key witnesses including Prime Minister to the committee. Congress leader Manish Tewari argued that he had already given …

2G verdict won't minimise JPC role, says Chacko
13 years, 1 month ago

2G verdict won't minimise JPC role, says Chacko

The Hindu  

The recent verdicts of the Supreme Court and the Delhi High Court on the 2G spectrum case would not ‘minimise' the role and relevance of the Joint Parliamentary Committee, according to its Chairman P.C. Mr. Chacko said the JPC had not reached a stage where it could determine whether there were any lapses in formulation or implementation of the policy …

JPC meet turns into auditors' battlefield
13 years, 4 months ago

JPC meet turns into auditors' battlefield

Hindustan Times  

The Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into the 2G spectrum allocation has turned into a battleground between auditors. On Tuesday, CAG Vinod Rai stuck to his presumptive loss of Rs 1.76 lakh crore and rubbished former auditor RP Singh's claim that he had to sign the final CAG report under pressure. HT Image Rai dismissed allegations that Singh had not been …

Ex-CAG Official Sticks To His Stand On 2G Loss Before JPC
13 years, 4 months ago

Ex-CAG Official Sticks To His Stand On 2G Loss Before JPC

India TV News  

New Delhi, Nov 14: Former top CAG official R P Singh today appeared before the Joint Parliamentary Committee looking into the 2G spectrum scam and is understood to have stuck to his stand that the presumptive loss in the radiowave allocation was only Rs 2,645 crore. Accodring to a UPA leader, who is a JPC member, Singh told the committee …

2G Scam : CAG To Appear Before JPC
13 years, 5 months ago

2G Scam : CAG To Appear Before JPC

India TV News  

New Delhi, Oct 31: With the figure of Rs 1.76 lakh crore loss in 2G spectrum allocation being disputed, CAG Vinod Rai and other officials of the government auditor will be asked to appear before the JPC looking into the issue. The Joint Parliamentary Committee, which met today, decided to ask Rai, his deputy Rekha Gupta and other officials of …

JPC Summons Finance Secretary Over 2G Scam Note – India TV
13 years, 6 months ago

JPC Summons Finance Secretary Over 2G Scam Note – India TV

India TV News  

New Delhi, September 27: The Joint Parliamentary Committee on 2G spectrum allocation on Tuesday decided to summon Finance Secretary R.S. Earlier, during the meeting of the JPC, Opposition members termed as a “serious lapse” the non-submission of a Finance Ministry note on the 2G spectrum issue before the committee and demanded that the Finance Secretary be called before it to …

2G scam: CBI records Jaswant Singh’s statement
13 years, 6 months ago

2G scam: CBI records Jaswant Singh’s statement

The Hindu  

As part of the probe into 2G spectrum allocation between 2001 and 2007, the Central Bureau of Investigation has recorded the statement of former Union Finance Minister Jaswant Singh. He was the Finance Minister during the National Democratic Alliance regime and was heading the Group of Ministers on the issue of limited mobility and spectrum allocation. Recently, the CBI had …

2G scam: JPC questions former Telecom Secretary
13 years, 8 months ago

2G scam: JPC questions former Telecom Secretary

The Hindu  

July 27, 2011 02:27 pm | Updated August 16, 2016 09:30 pm IST - New Delhi The Joint Parliamentary Committee probing the 2G spectrum allocation scam on Wednesday started questioning a former Telecom Secretary who had served during the initial years of the NDA rule. Gokak, who served as Telecom Secretary between November 1996 and August 1998, appeared before the …

JPC has no plan to summon 2G accused
13 years, 9 months ago

JPC has no plan to summon 2G accused

The Hindu  

The Joint Parliamentary Committee, which was set up to probe the irregularities in the implementation of the telecom policies between 1998 and 2009, has no plan, as of now, to summon the accused in the 2G spectrum allocation case. He was responding to a question whether Shahid Balwa, Swan Telecom promoter and a key accused in the spectrum allocation scam, …

2G scam: witnesses to be examined from June 29
13 years, 9 months ago

2G scam: witnesses to be examined from June 29

The Hindu  

Singh on Tuesday told the Joint Parliamentary Committee probing into the telecom policies from 1998 to 2009 that in the assessment of the agency, the loss to the exchequer on account of irregularities in grant of 2G spectrum licences was Rs. Chacko said that from June 29 the Committee would begin the process of examining the witnesses, and among those …

PM To Be Called Only If Absolutely Necessary, Says JPC Chief
14 years ago

PM To Be Called Only If Absolutely Necessary, Says JPC Chief

India TV News  

New Delhi, Mar 13 : As the Joint Parliamentary Committee prepares to go into the 2G issue, its chief P C Chacko has made it clear that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh would be called before the panel only if it is "absolutely necessary" and there is a "consensus" among members. He pointed out that none of the four earlier JPCs …

JPC In 2G Spectrum: BJP Leaders Discuss Strategy On The Issue
14 years ago

JPC In 2G Spectrum: BJP Leaders Discuss Strategy On The Issue

India TV News  

New Delhi, Mar 10: BJP top brass today held a brainstorming session with the party members, who are part of the JPC on the 2G spectrum allocation scam, to chalk out strategy on cornering the government on the issue. BJP Parliamentary Party leader L K Advani held a meeting with Jaswant Singh, Yashwant Sinha, Harin Pathak, S S Ahluwalia and …

JPC To Meet On March 24
14 years ago

JPC To Meet On March 24

India TV News  

New Delhi, Mar 10 : The Joint Parliamentary Committee, constituted to probe the 2G Spectrum scam, will have its first meeting on March 24. "The first meeting of the JPC will be held on March 24," the panel Chairman P C Chacko told PTI today.The meeting would finalise the Committee's roadmap, including witnesses to be called and documents to be …

JPC Set Up to Go Into 2G Spectrum Issue
14 years, 1 month ago

JPC Set Up to Go Into 2G Spectrum Issue

India TV News  

New Delhi, Feb 24: A Joint Parliamentary Committee to probe the 2G spectrum allocation issue, being dubbed by the opposition as the biggest scam in independent India, was set up today amid charges and countercharges between the Government and the Opposition. Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee moved the motion for appointment of the 30-member Committee to look into the telecom policy …

Left Slams PM For Virtually Justifying Opposition To JPC
14 years, 1 month ago

Left Slams PM For Virtually Justifying Opposition To JPC

India TV News  

New Delhi, Feb 22: Left parties today attacked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for "virtually justifying" that a JPC inquiry into the 2G spectrum scam was not required but was accepted by the government only to pacify the opposition. Welcoming the government's decision to form the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the issue, CPI leader Sitaram Yechury said the prime minister "virtually …

Left slams Manmohan for statement on JPC
14 years, 1 month ago

Left slams Manmohan for statement on JPC

The Hindu  

Left parties on Tuesday attacked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for “virtually justifying” that a JPC inquiry into the 2G spectrum scam was not required but was accepted by the government only to pacify the Opposition. Reacting to the government’s decision to form the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the issue, CPI leader Sitaram Yechury said the Prime Minister “virtually justified that …

Manmohan announces JPC on 2G scam
14 years, 1 month ago

Manmohan announces JPC on 2G scam

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday announced the government's decision to set up a Joint Parliamentary Committee to look into the 2G spectrum allocation scam. Making the announcement in both the Houses of Parliament, Dr. Singh said the country could “ill afford'' disruption of the crucial budget session. The winter session was washed out with the Opposition demanding the setting …

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