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ED
quizzes lobbyist Radia, records her statement
Wednesday November 24, 2010 07:58:13 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: The
Enforcement Directorate (ED) Wednesday quizzed corporate lobbyist Nira Radia here for more than eight hours over the spectrum
allocation scam.
ED Deputy Director Prabhakant said: "We have recorded (her)
statement. She has promised to submit some papers... We will call
her as and when required."
Coming out of the ED's zonal office, Radia told reporters: "I am
available for full cooperation with the authorities."
According to Radia, she was "fully transparent" and whatever
information was sought from her. "The matter is sub-judice, at an
appropriate time I will definitely speak to all of you."
According to informed sources, Radia, who entered the ED office
around 9.30 a.m., was questioned on several issues including the
possible violation of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act and
her firms' alleged links with some telecom companies who got
second-generation (2G) spectrum in 2008 when A. Raja was the
telecom minister.
Tapes containing Radia's conversations with Raja, some
industrialists and journalists have surfaced. The tapes were
submitted as part of the evidence in a public interest litigation
over the spectrum row.
A report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) tabled in
parliament Nov 16 said the 2G spectrum allotment caused a notional
loss of several crores of rupees to the public exchequer. Raja
quit Nov 15 as minister due to the spectrum controversy.
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