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New Delhi: Opposition parties today demanded that Telecom Minister A Raja be sacked to allow a fair probe into the alleged corruption in spectrum allocation, as CBI continued searches in offices of the ministry and mobile operators.
But the Congress appeared to be in no mood to seek action against Raja, a DMK MP, saying that the FIR does not name him.
"The spectrum allocation scam runs into thousands of crores of rupees. This is the first time that the CBI has raided the offices of a minister. There is no reason -- moral, ethical or political -- for him to continue as Communications Minister," BJP spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad said.
The CBI today searched 19 premises, including offices of 10 telecom companies and those of the Department of Telecom.
The agency had yesterday searched the Sanchar Bhavan, which houses the Telecom Ministry, in connection with alleged irregularities in allocation of spectrum, or radio waves, for 2G mobile telephony to new operators.
"In the interest of having a fair probe, it is essential that the Minister not continue in office," the CPI-M's Central Committee said in a statement, adding that it was shocked by Raja's insistence that he would continue in office.
Raja had yesterday ruled out stepping down, saying nowhere the CBI has pointed to his involvement.
"All decisions on spectrum licensing have been taken in accordance with procedures laid down by TRAI and in consultation with the Prime Minister," he had said.
New Delhi: Opposition parties today demanded that Telecom Minister A Raja be sacked to allow a fair probe into the alleged corruption in spectrum allocation, as CBI continued searches in offices of the ministry and mobile operators.
But the Congress appeared to be in no mood to seek action against Raja, a DMK MP, saying that the FIR does not name him.
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The CBI today searched 19 premises, including offices of 10 telecom companies and those of the Department of Telecom.
The agency had yesterday searched the Sanchar Bhavan, which houses the Telecom Ministry, in connection with alleged irregularities in allocation of spectrum, or radio waves, for 2G mobile telephony to new operators.
"In the interest of having a fair probe, it is essential that the Minister not continue in office," the CPI-M's Central Committee said in a statement, adding that it was shocked by Raja's insistence that he would continue in office.
Raja had yesterday ruled out stepping down, saying nowhere the CBI has pointed to his involvement.
"All decisions on spectrum licensing have been taken in accordance with procedures laid down by TRAI and in consultation with the Prime Minister," he had said.
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