Chidambaram heaves a sigh of relief as Cong scraps finmin’s 2G note

15 Feb 2012 Evaluate

The finance ministry’s 2G note, which was a sword hanging on home minister P Chidambaram’s chair has been scrapped by the Congress members of Joint Parliamentary Committee. Manish Tewari, Congress MP argued that basic details in the note were incorrect and being riddled with factual and conceptual inaccuracies.

The integrity of the note was questioned by Tewari who also mentioned that it did not contain any reference to Chidambaram. According to him, the arguments by opposition were baseless including targeting Chidambaram and PM for supporting the former.

The March 25, 2011 2G note held Chidambaram, then finance minister, responsible for allowing the scam to go on. This note led to uproar in Parliament by opposition demanding Chidambaram’s resignation.

In another development in the 2G case, based on the petition filed by the two telecom majors - Loop Telecom and Essar Technoholdings to delink them from the scam, the Supreme Court has issued notice to investigating agency CBI. However, it rejected their plea for stay of proceedings against them before the trial court. 

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