Manmohan to address Parliament on Raja issue

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is expected to make a statement in Parliament today on the alleged 2G spectrum scam, also referring to A Raja's decision to resign from the post of telecom minister. 'My conscience's clear' | Profile | Hanging up on Raja | What's 2G scam | For the first time, Congress gets its way with DMK

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is expected to make a statement in Parliament on Monday on the alleged 2G spectrum scam. The PM is also expected to refer about Raja's decision to resign from the post of telecom minister due to charges levelled against him in the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report. Singh has already accepted the resignation.

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Telecom minister A Raja resigned on Sunday night. Raja met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh after returning from Chennai where he had two meetings with DMK chief and Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi over two days. Even after returning from Chennai, Raja kept repeating to reporters that there was no reason for him to resign.

Raja said he quit to save the government embarrassment.

“My leader asked me to resign,” he said, adding: “I will prove to the people I’ve done nothing wrong. My conscience is clear.” While the Opposition, which had relentlessly cornered Raja and prevented Parliament from functioning for much of last week, described the resignation as their victory, the Congress heaved a sigh of relief ahead of a full week of the ongoing session of Parliament.

A leaked comptroller and auditor general report earlier said the way the sale was conducted cost the exchequer R176,000 crore.

The PM is expected to make a statement in Parliament on the visit of US President Barack Obama and his own visit to South Korea for the G-20 summit. It is then that he is likely to announce his acceptance of Raja’s resignation.

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