JPC to call all former Telecom Ministers from 1998 in 2G case

New Delhi, Jun 7 (PTI) The Joint Parliamentary Committee
(JPC) examining telecom policies in the wake of the 2G scam
on Tuesday decided to call all former Telecom Ministers since
1998, including A Raja to depose before it.
CBI Director A P Singh and two senior CBI officials
briefed the JPC on the probe agency's inputs related to its
investigation into the scam, Committee Chairman P C Chacko
told reporters here.
Singh briefed the JPC on the investigation into the 2G
scam and said a third charge sheet into the matter would be
filed during the current month.
Chacko said the CBI was also probing the alleged delay of
two years in granting telecom licences to Aircel between 2004
and 2006. Textiles Minister Dayanidhi Maran was heading the
telecom ministry then.
Fourteen licences were issued to Aircel Maxis in 2004 but
the licences were given in 2006. "The CBI is probing why there
was a delay," Chacko said.
Singh and his team briefed the JPC about the "progress and
findings" into the alleged irregularities into the 2G spectrum
allocation in January 2008.
Chacko said the JPC has also finalised a list of 85
witnesses who would be asked to be present for recording of
evidence in connection with the telecom policies.
Secretaries of the Departments of Telecom, Law, Finance,
Revenue Corporate Affairs will be asked to appear before the
JPC, he said.
"All former Telecom Ministers since 1998 will also be
called for recording of evidence," Chacko said.