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PM, Sonia
meet Congress leaders over Raja
Sunday November 14, 2010 03:56:47 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi:
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi
met senior party leaders here Sunday, with the opposition having
stalled parliament last week to demand the ouster of Telecom
Minister A. Raja over the 2G spectrum scam.
The leaders met informally in Parliament House after paying
tributes to former prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru on his birth
anniversary, sources said adding Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee
and Ahmed Patel, political secretary to Sonia Gandhi, were also
present.
Congress sources said the party has already stated that a decision
on continuation of Raja in the cabinet had to be taken by alliance
partner DMK. They also pointed to Raja's remarks that a lobby
opposing mobile number portability was targeting him.
The party leaders also appreciated the release of Aung San Suu Kyi,
the iconic opposition leader of Myanmar who was freed by the
military junta in Myanmar Saturday. The Congress is expected to
formally issue a press statement welcoming her release.
Parliament was stalled Wednesday and Thursday with the opposition
demanding Raja's ouster following reports that the Comptroller and
Auditor General (CAG) report had indicted him for a huge loss to
the exchequer in the allotment of 2G spectrum.
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