The UPA-2 government had challenged the Comptroller and Auditor General’s report that blew the lid off the 2G spectrum scam and its estimated loss of Rs 1.76 lakh crore, but the Supreme Court virtually endorsed the auditor’s findings and said they tally with those of Central Bureau of Investigation. ( Read: CBI told to get special prosecutor for 2G case )
Presenting details of the CBI investigation to a bench comprising Justices G S Singhvi and A K Ganguly on Tuesday, senior advocate K K Venugopal animatedly read out how former telecom minister A Raja brushed aside concerns raised by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Venugopal said Raja paid no heed to the PM’s letter on spectrum and read out from CBI’s probe status report similar objections raised by other ministries. "None of the objections and concerns was looked into," he said.
After Venugopal took the court through a major portion of the CBI’s status report, the bench said, "This is virtually all which was found out by the CAG."