2G case: Supreme Court gives clean chit to P Chidambaram

Mangalore Today News Network

New Delhi,August 24,2012: In a big relief to the UPA government, the Supreme Court (SC) on Friday gave a clean chit to Finance Minister P Chidambaram in the 2G spectrum allocation scam. The apex court dismissed Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy’s case and said that no case is made out against Chidambaram.

"No prima facie material to show that Chidambaram got pecuniary benefits. No material evidence available to show that Chidambaram abused his position," said the SC judgement.

Swamy called the Supreme Court decision a a bad judgement. "I did not even talk about any conspiracy. Neither did I mention of any conspiracy. I didn’t have to prove criminal intent which I did not, I only said there is a national loss."

Swamy also said that the judgement is not based on his argument. "The Supreme Court’s judgement is based on something I did not argue."

Pointing towards the Opposition Union Minister Farooq Abdullah hailed the apex court’s decision and said, "This just shows what politics the BJP has been doing."

Swamy had alleged that former telecom minister and main accused A Raja and Chidambaram had worked together in fixing 2G spectrum prices. Swamy had also claimed that the culpability of Chidambaram is similar to that of Raja.

A trial court had earlier rejected Swamy’s plea saying there was no criminal intent behind Chidambaram’s actions and he was not part of the criminal conspiracy.

Courtesy : Zee News