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So why did Raja resign, asks BJP

January 08, 2011 2:07:40 AM

PTI | Guwahati

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Rubbishing the Government’s claim of “nothing wrong” in 2G spectrum allocation, the BJP on Friday asked why A Raja was forced to quit as Telecom Minister if the estimated loss of Rs 1.76 lakh crore to the exchequer was not a fact.



“If the entire argument is that there was no loss to the exchequer, then why did Raja resign?” asked senior leader Arun Jaitley. <img src='http://www.india-forum.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':lol:' />



“Kapil Sibal’s entire argument is fallacious. He is just playing with statistics... Confusing the position...(he is playing) PAC +JPC+CBI rolled into one...And contending there is no loss as far (in) revenue,” said Jaitley, who was in the city for the national executive meeting beginning on Saturday.



The Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha said Sibal had ‘missed the basic point’. “When spectrum was allotted in 2008, why was it done at 2001 prices?” he asked.



Meanwhile, BJP spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad described as “reprehensible” Sibal’s comments against the CAG.