Chidambaram dismisses opposition’s allegations in Lok Sabha

10 May 2012 Evaluate

Once again opposition has targeted Home Minister P Chidambaram over his alleged role in the Maxis-Aircel deal. However, today Chidambaram fumed over them and the charges as “wild and reckless”. The uproar over this issue led to adjournment of the House twice - first at 12.30 p.m and then till 4 p.m.

“I categorically state that neither me nor any member of my family have acquired or hold any stake in Aircel or Maxis. The person is known to make wild and reckless allegations. It is deeply regretted that the privileged forum of Parliament is misused to level wild and reckless allegations against a private citizens,” said Chidambaram.

On May 08, 2012, opposition BJP and AIADMK had cornered Chidambaram over his alleged role in the Maxis-Aircel deal. According to the opposition, in 2006, Chidambaram then finance minister gave green signal to the Rs 4,000 crore deal which was “not appropriate”. Opposition, evidenced the newspaper report which shuns government’s claims that Chidambaram did not delayed approval to the sale of Aircel to Malaysia based Maxis the opposition demanded his resignation. According to the report, “while the actual clearance was given on October 3, 2006, the Government on April 28 claimed that FIPB cleared the Maxis acquisition of Aircel on March 7, 2006.”

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